KY HB 685
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to professional credentials.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 685 pass?
No. KY HB 685 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-18): to Education (S)
What is KY HB 685 about?
Amend KRS 161.030 to require the Education Professional Standards Board to issue a 5 year teaching certificate to eligible applicants.
Who sponsors KY HB 685?
L. Willner, T. Truett, M. Pollock and 9 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 685.
Description
Amend KRS 161.030 to require the Education Professional Standards Board to issue a 5 year teaching certificate to eligible applicants.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-19
- Latest action
- 2026-03-18 — to Education (S)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- L. Willnerprimary
- T. Truettprimary
- M. Pollockprimary
- S. McPhersonprimary
- S. Lewisprimary
- K. Jacksonprimary
- V. Grosslprimary
- D. Grossbergprimary
- C. Fugateprimary
- P. Flanneryprimary
- B. Chester-Burtonprimary
- S. Rileyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-18
to Education (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-10
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-10
received in Senate
2026-03-09
3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-06
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 09 2026
2026-03-05
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-03-05
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-04
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
committee-passage
2026-02-26
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-19
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-19
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-03-09 · pass · 98-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- White: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Willner: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- McCool: yes
- Bowling: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
Related bills
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