AN ACT relating to school district finances.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the calendar and procedures for a district superintendent and local board of education to adopt a school district budget; require that a budget must include a reserve of not less than 2%; amend KRS 160.431 to require the annual financial report and the Kentucky Department of Education's written report be published on the district financial disclosure website; amend KRS 160.463 to require a school district to maintain a district financial disclosure website; identify the information that shall be published on the website; amend KRS 157.440, 160.390, 160.460, 160.470, 160.473, 160.530, 160.550, and 424.250 to conform; require districts to publish the most recent information available on the district financial disclosure website upon the effective date of the Act.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2026
Last action Feb 3, 2026
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The bill's internal tracking codes were updated from 'BR1799' to 'SB 3/GA', and the total page count increased from 18 to 19, reflecting administrative revisions rather than policy changes.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2026
How they voted
41–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
Feb 2, 2026
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican38
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 35-1 with Committee Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2)
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Amendment (1)
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
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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