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SB 120 Kentucky Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to education.

Summary
Amend KRS 156.070 to require child dependency, neglect, and abuse information to be included in any interscholastic athletics participation consent form; require any training for interscholastic athletics administrators and coaches to include information about mandatory reporting duties for child dependency, neglect, and abuse.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationRequires child safety reporting in athletics consent forms and coach training, enhancing student protection within school sports programs.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended from relating to interscholastic athletics to relating to education, with the title and bill number updated to reflect its final engrossed version. The substantive content regarding student eligibility, medical examinations, and private school participation rules remained largely unchanged, though formatting and page numbering were updated.
Scope change
The bill's title was broadened from 'interscholastic athletics' to 'education', suggesting a potential expansion of scope or reclassification, though the operative provisions focus on athletic participation rules.
SCOPE

Changed the bill title from 'relating to interscholastic athletics' to 'relating to education', which may indicate broader legislative intent or reclassification.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill number from BR1421 to SB 120/EN and changed page count from 10 to 11 pages, reflecting final engrossed version formatting.

Updated date stamps from February 27, 2025 to March 14, 2025, reflecting the bill's progression to final engrossed status.

ELIGIBILITY

Added lacrosse to the list of sports exempt from the restriction on students in grades 7-8 participating in more than one team or specific sports.

Reordered the list of compliance requirements for nonmember private school athletes from b-f to a-f, changing the sequence of listed rules.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

40–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 43
Feb 27, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican37
34 Yea 3
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 73)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed 36-0-1
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed with 87-1 Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1), and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 36-0
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.