KY HB 826
enactedAN ACT relating to education.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 826 pass?
Yes. KY HB 826 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-23): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 197)
What is KY HB 826 about?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 151B to require no less than 85% of general fund appropriations to the Office of Adult Education to be used for programs fulfilling the adult education mission and goals of the office; amend KRS 151B.403 to require a qualifying test to obtain a High School Equivalency Diploma to offer a written or paper test administration.
Who sponsors KY HB 826?
B. Chester-Burton, S. Stalker, J. Tipton are the primary sponsors of KY HB 826.
Description
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 151B to require no less than 85% of general fund appropriations to the Office of Adult Education to be used for programs fulfilling the adult education mission and goals of the office; amend KRS 151B.403 to require a qualifying test to obtain a High School Equivalency Diploma to offer a written or paper test administration.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-03
- Latest action
- 2026-04-23 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 197)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- B. Chester-Burtonprimary
- S. Stalkerprimary
- J. Tiptonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-23
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 197)
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 89-4
passage
2026-04-15
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-04-15
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-04-15
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-15
received in House
2026-04-15
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
passage,reading-3
2026-04-15
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 15 2026
2026-04-15
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) as a consent bill
committee-passage
2026-04-14
to Education (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-01
returned to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-04-01
2nd reading
reading-2
2026-04-01
taken from Committee on Committees (S)
2026-03-31
returned to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-03-31
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-31
taken from Committee on Committees (S)
2026-03-20
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-20
received in Senate
2026-03-19
3rd reading, passed 94-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-18
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026
2026-03-17
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
committee-passage
2026-03-13
returned to Postsecondary Education (H)
2026-03-13
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-13
taken from Postsecondary Education (H)
2026-03-10
to Postsecondary Education (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-03
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-03
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-03-19 · pass · 94-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Willner: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: not voting
- Lehman: not voting
- Petrie: not voting
- Rudy: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
- Burke: not voting
CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 826 w/ SCS 1, SCA 1 (T)
2026-04-15 · 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 · 89-4
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: 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
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- White: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Gentry: no
- Marzian: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Willner: no
- Burke: not voting
- Donworth: not voting
- Hampton: not voting
- Koch: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
- Grossl: not voting
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