KY SB 196
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to grooming.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did KY SB 196 pass?
No. KY SB 196 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 (2026-02-12): to Committee on Committees (S)
What is KY SB 196 about?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to define "grooming behavior"; amend KRS 161.120 to add, current and recent former students to the list of individuals upon which the Education Professional Standards Board may refuse to issue or take disciplinary action against a certificate if the applicant or certificate holder engaged in sexual contact with the specified individuals; amend KRS 160.390 to require superintendents to include employment terms prohibiting sexual contact between an employee of the district and specified individuals; amend KRS 160.1596 to require as a term of the public charter school contract that all employees and contractors refrain from sexual contact with specified individuals; amend KRS 156.160 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to require certified nonpublic schools to require employee prohibitions on sexual contact between an employee of the school and specified individuals.
Who sponsors KY SB 196?
G. Williams, S. West, R. Webb and 11 others are the primary sponsors of KY SB 196.
Description
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to define "grooming behavior"; amend KRS 161.120 to add, current and recent former students to the list of individuals upon which the Education Professional Standards Board may refuse to issue or take disciplinary action against a certificate if the applicant or certificate holder engaged in sexual contact with the specified individuals; amend KRS 160.390 to require superintendents to include employment terms prohibiting sexual contact between an employee of the district and specified individuals; amend KRS 160.1596 to require as a term of the public charter school contract that all employees and contractors refrain from sexual contact with specified individuals; amend KRS 156.160 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to require certified nonpublic schools to require employee prohibitions on sexual contact between an employee of the school and specified individuals.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-12
- Latest action
- 2026-02-12 — to Committee on Committees (S)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- G. Williamsprimary
- S. Westprimary
- R. Webbprimary
- C. Richardsonprimary
- S. Rawlingsprimary
- M. Nunnprimary
- R. Millsprimary
- A. Mays Bledsoeprimary
- S. Madonprimary
- S. Funke Frommeyerprimary
- G. Boswellprimary
- J. Adamsprimary
- L. Tichenorprimary
- A. Reedprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-12
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-12
introduced in Senate
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Related bills
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