KY SB 263
enactedAN ACT relating to education.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did KY SB 263 pass?
Yes. KY SB 263 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 180)
What is KY SB 263 about?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to make findings and declarations about locally driven innovation and the intent of the General Assembly to permit flexibility for school districts to improve practices; amend KRS 156.161 to modify the waiver process and the waiver authority of the Kentucky Board of Education; require the Kentucky Department of Education to assist local boards of education in the development of waiver requests; specify the analysis the department shall provide to the state board in reviewing a local board's waiver request; establish a process for a local board to submit a request for a school or program to be identified as a school of innovation with a set of waivers that operate collectively; provide protections for school districts that rely on waiver assistance from the department; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the state board to establish a list of expedited waivers; establish the expedited waiver process and authority; require the state board to annually review all waivers granted to determine necessary changes to administrative regulations or statutes or identify new best practices; amend KRS 157.360 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the school of innovation pilot project; establish the school of innovation pilot project fund; provide procedures for the operation of the pilot project; conclude the pilot project on June 30, 2028; require the department to annually report information and findings from the pilot project to the Legislative Research Commission.
Who sponsors KY SB 263?
L. Tichenor, S. West are the primary sponsors of KY SB 263.
Description
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to make findings and declarations about locally driven innovation and the intent of the General Assembly to permit flexibility for school districts to improve practices; amend KRS 156.161 to modify the waiver process and the waiver authority of the Kentucky Board of Education; require the Kentucky Department of Education to assist local boards of education in the development of waiver requests; specify the analysis the department shall provide to the state board in reviewing a local board's waiver request; establish a process for a local board to submit a request for a school or program to be identified as a school of innovation with a set of waivers that operate collectively; provide protections for school districts that rely on waiver assistance from the department; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the state board to establish a list of expedited waivers; establish the expedited waiver process and authority; require the state board to annually review all waivers granted to determine necessary changes to administrative regulations or statutes or identify new best practices; amend KRS 157.360 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the school of innovation pilot project; establish the school of innovation pilot project fund; provide procedures for the operation of the pilot project; conclude the pilot project on June 30, 2028; require the department to annually report information and findings from the pilot project to the Legislative Research Commission.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-26
- Latest action
- 2026-04-14 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 180)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- L. Tichenorprimary
- S. Westprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-14
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 180)
became-law
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-14
received in Senate
2026-04-14
passed 75-15
passage
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
taken from Rules (H)
2026-04-14
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in House
2026-04-14
passed 32-6
passage
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in Senate
2026-04-13
Vetoed
executive-veto
2026-04-01
delivered to Governor
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-01
passed 32-6
passage
2026-04-01
Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
2026-04-01
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
2026-04-01
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-01
received in Senate
2026-04-01
3rd reading, passed 75-18 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-04-01
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-04-01
placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-04-01
taken from Rules
2026-04-01
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-31
to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-31
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-03-31
2nd reading
reading-2
2026-03-31
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
2026-03-27
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-03-27
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-27
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
2026-03-18
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-18
received in House
2026-03-17
3rd reading, passed 30-6 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-16
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
passage
2026-03-13
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 16 2026
2026-03-13
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-12
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-04
to Education (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-26
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-26
introduced in Senate
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
PASS SB 263 w/ SCS 1
2026-03-17 · pass · 30-6
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Webb: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Williams: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Wise: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
- Howell: not voting
- Meredith: not voting
Suspend the Rules
2026-04-01 · fail · 18-25
Member-level votes (103)
- Aull: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Moore: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Willner: yes
- Burke: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Baker: no
- Fister: no
- Heavrin: no
- Meade: no
- Sharp: no
- Bratcher S.: no
- Flannery: no
- King: no
- Moser: no
- Tate: no
- Bray: no
- Fleming: no
- Lewis C: no
- Nemes: no
- Thompson: no
- Dietz: no
- Hale: no
- Lewis D: no
- Osborne: no
- Tipton: no
- Dotson: no
- Hampton: no
- McPherson: no
- Rudy: no
- Williams: no
- Banta: not voting
- Doan: not voting
- Holloway: not voting
- McCool: not voting
- Roberts: not voting
- Bauman: not voting
- Dossett: not voting
- Huff T: not voting
- Meredith: not voting
- Smith: not voting
- Bivens: not voting
- Duvall: not voting
- Imes: not voting
- Miles: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Blanton: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Jackson: not voting
- Neighbors: not voting
- Thomas: not voting
- Bowling: not voting
- Freeland: not voting
- Johnson: not voting
- Payne: not voting
- Truett: not voting
- Branscum: not voting
- Fugate: not voting
- Koch: not voting
- Petrie: not voting
- Upchurch: not voting
- Bridges: not voting
- Gooch: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Pollock: not voting
- Wesley: not voting
- Callaway: not voting
- Gordon: not voting
- Lewis S: not voting
- Proctor: not voting
- Whitaker: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
- Griffee: not voting
- Lockett: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- White: not voting
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Grossl: not voting
- Maddox: not voting
- Raymer: not voting
- Wilson: not voting
- Clines: not voting
- Hart: not voting
- Massaroni: not voting
- Riley: not voting
- Witten: not voting
- Decker: not voting
- Hodgson: not voting
- Commonwealth of Kentucky: not voting
- House of Representatives: not voting
- 2026 Regular Session: not voting
Pass
2026-04-01 · pass · 75-18
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Smith: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- White: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Aull: no
- Camuel: no
- Hancock: no
- Moore: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Donworth: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Roarx: no
- Watkins: no
- Brown: no
- Gentry: no
- Lehman: no
- Stalker: no
- Willner: no
- Burke: no
- Grossberg: no
- Marzian: no
- Banta: abstain
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Gooch: not voting
- Hart: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 263 w/ HCS 1
2026-04-01 · pass · 32-6
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE SB 263
2026-04-14 · pass · 32-6
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
Veto Override
2026-04-14 · pass · 75-15
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Aull: no
- Burke: no
- Gentry: no
- Marzian: no
- Stalker: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Camuel: no
- Grossberg: no
- Moore: no
- Watkins: no
- Brown: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Roarx: no
- Willner: no
- Bauman: not voting
- Donworth: not voting
- Hancock: not voting
- Lewis S: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
- Dotson: not voting
- Lehman: not voting
- Stevenson P: not voting
- Tate: not voting
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