KY HB 727
enactedAN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 727 pass?
Yes. KY HB 727 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-23): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 196)
What is KY HB 727 about?
Amend KRS 161.028 to authorize the Education Professional Standards Board to use proceeds from certification fees for the development and maintenance of the Kentucky Educator Placement Service System (KEPS); amend KRS 160.152 to require KEPS to allow a potential applicant to create and submit applications to multiple school districts; make technical changes.
Who sponsors KY HB 727?
S. Lewis, K. Jackson, S. Riley are the primary sponsors of KY HB 727.
Description
Amend KRS 161.028 to authorize the Education Professional Standards Board to use proceeds from certification fees for the development and maintenance of the Kentucky Educator Placement Service System (KEPS); amend KRS 160.152 to require KEPS to allow a potential applicant to create and submit applications to multiple school districts; make technical changes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-24
- Latest action
- 2026-04-23 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 196)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- S. Lewisprimary
- K. Jacksonprimary
- S. Rileyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-23
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 196)
executive-signature
2026-04-15
delivered to Governor
2026-04-15
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-15
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-15
passed 82-13
passage
2026-04-15
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-31
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-31
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-31
received in House
2026-03-31
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-26
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
2026-03-26
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) as a consent bill
committee-passage
2026-03-25
returned to Education (S)
2026-03-25
2nd reading
reading-2
2026-03-25
taken from Education (S)
2026-03-24
returned to Education (S)
2026-03-24
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-24
taken from Education (S)
2026-03-18
to Education (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-12
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-12
received in Senate
2026-03-11
3rd reading, passed 94-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-09
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10 2026
2026-03-05
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-04
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-03
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-24
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-24
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-03-11 · pass · 94-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Smith: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: 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
- Lawrence: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Burke: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Raymer: yes
- White: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Willner: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Dotson: not voting
- Hart: not voting
- Moser: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Donworth: not voting
CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 727 w/ SCS 1, SCA 1 (T)
2026-03-31 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
Final Passage
2026-04-15 · pass · 82-13
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fugate: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Burke: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Raymer: yes
- White: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Willner: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hancock: yes
- McCool: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Baker: no
- Calloway: no
- Holloway: no
- Massaroni: no
- Roberts: no
- Banta: no
- Doan: no
- Maddox: no
- Rabourn: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Bray: no
- Dotson: no
- Marzian: no
- Brown: not voting
- Donworth: not voting
- Flannery: not voting
- Proctor: not voting
- Tate: not voting
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