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SB 1 Kentucky Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to education.

Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to provide the findings of the General Assembly relating to Jefferson County Public Schools; provide the General Assembly's determinations based on those findings; repeal and reenact KRS 160.370, relating to duties of superintendents and local boards of education.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Signed Apr 14, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was transformed from a generic education act into a specific critique of Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS), detailing its massive budget, transportation failures, and low academic performance. This shift changes the bill's purpose from general educational policy to a targeted justification for state intervention in a single district, likely to override local governance or impose state control.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from applying to the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky to focusing exclusively on Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) and its specific operational failures.
SCOPE

Removed the general 'Be it enacted' language and replaced it with a series of 'WHEREAS' clauses that exclusively list problems within JCPS, such as its $1.9 billion budget and transportation issues.

Added detailed factual allegations against JCPS, including specific statistics on student poverty, low reading/math proficiency rates, and a growing number of schools requiring state intervention.

ENFORCEMENT

Included language about JCPS's 'undisciplined spending practices' and 'budget deficits' to establish a fiscal justification for state action.

DEFINITION

Deleted the original Section 1 which created a new section in the Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) Chapter 160, replacing it with legislative findings instead of statutory law.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2026

How they voted

33–9
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
Feb 2, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican38
33 Yea 3 Nay 2
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
45
Key actions
17
Committee
13
Amendments
4
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
passed 79-20
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Vetoed
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
passed 31-7
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Vetoed
veto overridden
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Vetoed
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Apr 13, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
passed 29-8
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Floor Amendment (2)
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Introduced
posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (2)
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 75-19 with Floor Amendment (2)
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (3) filed
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Committee
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
upper
Mar 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 29-7
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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