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KY HB 685

died on adjournment

AN 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
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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

  1. 2026-03-18

    to Education (S)

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-10

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-10

    received in Senate

  4. 2026-03-09

    3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

    passage,reading-3

  5. 2026-03-06

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 09 2026

  6. 2026-03-05

    floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

    amendment-introduction

  7. 2026-03-05

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  8. 2026-03-04

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

    committee-passage

  9. 2026-02-26

    to Primary and Secondary Education (H)

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-02-19

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  11. 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

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