KY SB 4

enacted

AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to define "department" and "principal"; establish the principal leadership development practicum; require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop and operate the practicum and outline the required components of the practicum; allow for substitution of practicum hours for hours of instruction required by the effective instructional leadership program; begin the practicum requirements with the 2027-2028 school year; authorize the promulgation of administrative regulations for the operation of the practicum; amend KRS 156.101 to conform; amend KRS 161.207 to remove references to the principal internship program and make conforming changes to initial principal certification process; amend KRS 156.492 to remove an outdated reference; require the Kentucky Department of Education to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2026, setting out the implementation plan for the practicum.

Introduced: 2026-01-27
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-04-14 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 154)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-27
introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-01-27
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-28
to Education (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-05
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-02-06
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-06
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026
2026-02-09
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-10
received in House
2026-02-10
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-05
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-18
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
committee-passage
2026-03-19
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-19
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-03-19
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026
2026-03-20
3rd reading, passed 74-15 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-24
received in Senate
2026-03-24
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-24
taken from Rules
2026-03-24
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-24
Senate refused to concur in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-24
received in House
2026-03-24
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-25
taken from Rules
2026-03-25
placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-25
House refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-25
Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
2026-04-01
Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
2026-04-01
Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
2026-04-01
Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
2026-04-01
Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
2026-04-01
posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
2026-04-01
Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
2026-04-01
passed 72-21
passage
2026-04-01
received in Senate
2026-04-01
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-01
taken from Rules
2026-04-01
posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
2026-04-01
Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
2026-04-01
passed 28-7
passage
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-01
delivered to Governor
2026-04-13
Vetoed
executive-veto
2026-04-14
received in Senate
2026-04-14
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
passed 30-8
passage
2026-04-14
received in House
2026-04-14
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
taken from Rules (H)
2026-04-14
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
passed 78-19
passage
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-14
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 154)
became-law

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Documents

Votes

PASS SB 4 w/ SCS 1
2026-02-09 · 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
Pass
2026-03-20 · pass · 74-15
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- McCool: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Meade: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Miles: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Payne: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- White: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Williams: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Willner: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hart: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Aull: no
- Camuel: no
- Flannery: no
- Petrie: no
- Stalker: no
- Brown: no
- Donworth: no
- Grossl: no
- Roberts: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Burke: no
- Dotson: no
- Moore: no
- Sharp: no
- Watkins: no
- Banta: not voting
- Dossett: not voting
- Hampton: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Rudy: not voting
- Blanton: not voting
- Gordon: not voting
- Holloway: not voting
- McPherson: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
Final Passage
2026-04-01 · pass · 72-21
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Smith: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Hale: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- White: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- McCool: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hart: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Aull: no
- Donworth: no
- Grossl: no
- Marzian: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Flannery: no
- Hancock: no
- Moore: no
- Tackett Laferty: no
- Brown: no
- Gentry: no
- Holloway: no
- Roarx: no
- Watkins: no
- Burke: no
- Grossberg: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Stalker: no
- Willner: no
- Camuel: no
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Johnson: not voting
- Lehman: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Williams: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 4
2026-04-01 · pass · 28-7
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Williams: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wise: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
- Smith: no
- Webb: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- Berg: not voting
- Madon: not voting
- Storm: not voting
OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE SB 4
2026-04-14 · pass · 30-8
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
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Williams: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
- Smith: no
- Webb: no
Veto Override
2026-04-14 · pass · 78-19
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- White: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Aull: no
- Camuel: no
- Gentry: no
- Marzian: no
- Tackett Laferty: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Grossberg: no
- Moore: no
- Watkins: no
- Brown: no
- Donworth: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Roarx: no
- Willner: no
- Burke: no
- Flannery: no
- Lehman: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Grossl: not voting
- Hancock: not voting
- Stalker: not voting

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