KY SB 160
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to child-care centers and declaring an emergency.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did KY SB 160 pass?
No. KY SB 160 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 (2026-04-15): recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
What is KY SB 160 about?
Amend KRS 199.896 to establish standards and factors for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to consider in determining whether to issue a plan of correction, directed plan of correction or suspension or revocation of a child-care license in response to any alleged violation of an administrative regulation by a child-care center; require that a single violation of a directed plan of correction not result in a suspension or revocation of a child-care center's license unless the violation is solely determined to be solely enough to justify the action; permit documentation to be submitted to the cabinet up to 5 business days following a request; require weekly support contacts for a child-care center with a preliminary license; prohibit the cabinet from issuing violations during the probationary period; permit but not require the inspector general, the inspector general's designee, or other cabinet representative, to take actions relating to a child-care center license; make technical corrections; apply provisions of the Act to pending and not yet final actions related to licensed child-care centers, and to all actions that occur on or after the effective date; EMERGENCY.
Who sponsors KY SB 160?
D. Carroll is the primary sponsor of KY SB 160.
Description
Amend KRS 199.896 to establish standards and factors for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to consider in determining whether to issue a plan of correction, directed plan of correction or suspension or revocation of a child-care license in response to any alleged violation of an administrative regulation by a child-care center; require that a single violation of a directed plan of correction not result in a suspension or revocation of a child-care center's license unless the violation is solely determined to be solely enough to justify the action; permit documentation to be submitted to the cabinet up to 5 business days following a request; require weekly support contacts for a child-care center with a preliminary license; prohibit the cabinet from issuing violations during the probationary period; permit but not require the inspector general, the inspector general's designee, or other cabinet representative, to take actions relating to a child-care center license; make technical corrections; apply provisions of the Act to pending and not yet final actions related to licensed child-care centers, and to all actions that occur on or after the effective date; EMERGENCY.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-03
- Latest action
- 2026-04-15 — recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- D. Carrollprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-15
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-04-15
taken from the Orders of the Day
2026-03-31
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026
2026-03-13
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-12
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-06
to Families & Children (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-13
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-13
received in House
2026-02-12
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-11
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026
2026-02-11
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-10
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-02-10
floor amendment (1) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-02-06
to Families & Children (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-03
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-03
introduced in Senate
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
PASS SB 160 w/ SFA 1
2026-02-12 · 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
Related bills
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