KY HB 67

enacted

AN ACT relating to schools and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Amend KRS 160.145, relating to unauthorized electronic communicating in schools, to expand existing definitions and define "private electronic communication," "qualified school volunteer," and "commercial, nonprofit, or local government affiliation"; limit the scope of unauthorized electronic communication to private electronic communication, and exclude designated types of communication from the scope of the requirement to obtain written parental consent prior to communicating outside of the traceable communication system; include designated Kentucky Department of Education and educational cooperative employees assigned to a school district to the scope of the requirement to obtain written consent; limit the scope of school volunteers subject to this section to qualified school volunteers; specify that the requirement to obtain written parental consent only applies to students enrolled within the same school district as the school district employee or qualified school volunteer; allow a local school district more flexibility in disciplinary actions arising from a violation of this section; allow a written parental consent form to designate more than 1 school district employee or qualified school volunteer; provide that the written consent may be revoked by the parent who filed the consent; require notice of the revocation to be sent to the identified school district employee or qualified school volunteer; prohibit a school or school district from refusing to accept parental consent forms; prohibit requiring parental consent forms under this section as a requirement for a student to participate in an academic, athletic, or extracurricular opportunity; provide an emergency exception to allow a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to communicate electronically without prior written parental consent if the individual discloses the communication after the fact; provide exceptions to allow a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to communicate electronically without prior written parental consent during and in direct relation to a fieldtrip or work-based learning opportunity; provide exceptions to permit a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to communicate electronically without prior written parental consent if the communication is directly related to a commercial, nonprofit, or local government affiliation that has been previously disclosed; permit school district employees to notify a school district of a commercial, nonprofit, or local government affiliation; require reasonable belief to trigger a duty to report unauthorized electronic communication; require parental notification for all material phases of an investigation of or disciplinary actions arising from unauthorized electronic communication with students; permit a school district to reconsider allowing previously prohibited volunteers; EMERGENCY.

Introduced: 2026-02-12
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-04-13 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 129)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-02-12
introduced in House
introduction
2026-02-12
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-20
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-04
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-05
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-05
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-03-05
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 06 2026
2026-03-06
3rd reading, passed 85-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-09
received in Senate
2026-03-09
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-18
to Education (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-19
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-20
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-24
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-03-26
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
2026-03-27
3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-31
received in House
2026-03-31
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-31
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
2026-03-31
House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
2026-04-01
received in Senate
2026-04-01
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-01
posted for passage for receding from Senate Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Substitute (1)
2026-04-01
Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
2026-04-01
Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
2026-04-01
Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate
2026-04-01
Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
2026-04-01
Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
2026-04-01
Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
2026-04-01
posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
2026-04-01
Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
2026-04-01
passed 37-0
passage
2026-04-01
received in House
2026-04-01
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-01
taken from Rules
2026-04-01
posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
2026-04-01
Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
2026-04-01
passed 92-0
passage
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-01
delivered to Governor
2026-04-13
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 129)
executive-signature

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Pass
2026-03-06 · pass · 85-0
Member-level votes (101)
- Aull: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- McCool: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Pollock: yes
- White: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Riley: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Witten: yes
- Callaway: not voting
- Gooch: not voting
- Lewis D: not voting
- Massaroni: not voting
- Roberts: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
- Hart: not voting
- Lockett: not voting
- Proctor: not voting
- Smith: not voting
- Doan: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Maddox: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Upchurch: not voting
- COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY SENATE: not voting
PASS HB 67 w/ SCS 1, SFA 1
2026-03-27 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Neal: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wise: yes
- McDaniel: not voting
- Stivers: not voting
FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 67
2026-04-01 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Tichenor: not voting
Final Passage
2026-04-01 · pass · 92-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Burke: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- White: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Willner: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- McCool: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- Calloway: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Proctor: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Hancock: not voting
- Massaroni: not voting

Related bills

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb67.html

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