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signed · Kentucky · House Mar 19, 2025

HB 263: AN ACT relating to teacher scholarships.

Amend KRS 164.773, relating to the Student Teacher Stipend Program, to specify that an eligible student is a Kentucky resident as determined by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (authority) and is student teaching at a Kentucky public school or certified nonpublic school; specify that the authority shall disburse stipend funds to eligible students directly or through the participating institution; allow the authority to establish criteria for an eligible student who is student teaching outside of Kentucky but is otherwise eligible.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationAmends stipend program to fund student teachers via direct disbursement, strengthening educator pipeline and supporting teacher recruitment.95% confidence
Kim Banta (R) Mike Clines (R) Jason Petrie (R) Chad Aull (D) Tom Smith (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Mar 19, 2025

HJR 54: A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the release of funds.

HJR 54 authorizes the release of existing state funds for the Kentucky Exposition Center Redevelopment - Phase II. It directly affects the Kentucky State Fair Board, which had previously been required to submit a comprehensive proposal for its properties by December 2024 under two 2024 Kentucky Acts. The resolution allows the Office of State Budget Director to release capital construction funds that were held pending the State Fair Board's submission and review of this proposal. The bill passed both legislative chambers and was signed by the Governor on March 19, 2025, enabling the next phase of the redevelopment project.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesReleases held capital construction funds for state redevelopment project, enabling budget utilization per appropriations and fiscal administration.95% confidence
Jason Petrie (R) Josh Bray (R) Adam Bowling (R)
signed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 18, 2025

SB 26: AN ACT relating to parental rights.

Amend KRS 199.011 to define "disability"; amend KRS 199.471 to establish that no petition for placement or adoption of children shall be denied on the sole basis of a disability of the adoptive applicant and enhance procedures for determination of placement or adoption; amend KRS 199.473 to require the secretary review any refusal of a placement of a child due to a disability; that targeted adaptive or support services be offered; and that the cabinet retain all documentation for two years; amend KRS 625.050 to establish that no petition for involuntary termination of parental rights shall be ordered on the sole basis of a disability of the parent; amend KRS 625.090 regarding procedures for an involuntary termination of parental rights involving a parent with a disability.
Gerald Neal (D) Greg Elkins (R) Brandon Storm (R) Gary Boswell (R) Craig Richardson (R)
signed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 18, 2025

SCR 43: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION expressing Kentucky's support for the Crisis Recovery Support Network coordinated by the Southern Regional Education Board, expressing support for Kentucky's participation in the network, and recognizing the network as a trusted support for Kentucky schools, districts, and postsecondary institutions to know they may call upon if the need arises.

SCR 43 is a concurrent resolution expressing Kentucky's support for the Southern Regional Education Board's (SREB) Crisis Recovery Support Network. It recognizes this network as a resource Kentucky schools, districts, and colleges can access for long-term counseling support after crises like natural disasters, school shootings, or other emergencies. The network, coordinated by SREB, will deploy specialized counselors to assist communities in recovery over an extended period, with SREB covering costs for the first two years of counselor training and deployment. The resolution does not create new laws but formally endorses Kentucky's participation in this regional support system.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpresses Kentucky's support for crisis mental health resources for schools, strengthening educational support systems post-crisis through SREB network recognition.90% confidence
Steve West (R) David Yates (D)
signed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 18, 2025

SB 178: AN ACT relating to the Education and Labor Cabinet reorganization.

Amend KRS 151B.015 to establish the Division of Program Policy and Support within the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation; establish the Department for Disability Determination Services and its divisions in the Education and Labor Cabinet; establish the Office of Industry and Apprenticeship Services and the Division of Workforce Talent within the Department of Workforce Development; amend KRS 151B.017, 151B.185, and 12.020 to conform.
Mike Nemes (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Mar 18, 2025

HB 132: AN ACT relating to home and hospital instruction.

HB 132 allows students admitted to inpatient medical facilities (like hospitals) to begin receiving home or hospital instruction on the day they are admitted, rather than waiting for administrative processing. This directly affects students with medical conditions requiring inpatient care and their school districts, ensuring they can start receiving educational support immediately upon admission. The bill maintains existing requirements, such as needing a doctor's statement and meeting minimum instructional standards (two sessions weekly, one hour each, by a certified teacher). It also clarifies that students receiving this instruction count toward school attendance requirements under state law. The change streamlines access to education during medical treatment without altering disability-specific placement procedures.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationEnables immediate educational access for hospitalized students by removing administrative delays, directly expanding K-12 educational access for vulnerable students.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEnsures immediate educational support for students during inpatient medical care, improving access to services during healthcare treatment.85% confidence
Nick Wilson (R) Timmy Truett (R) Beverly Chester-Burton (D) Daniel Grossberg (D)
signed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 18, 2025

SB 190: AN ACT relating to charitable gaming.

Amend KRS 238.540 to allow a charitable gaming volunteer to serve at up to six charitable gaming events or sessions per week; amend KRS 238.545 to allow a licensed charitable organization to conduct up to three bingo sessions per week over the course of up to 15 total hours per week; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2025.
Mike Nemes (R)
signed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 18, 2025

SB 24: AN ACT relating to property and casualty insurance.

Amend KRS 304.47-010 to modify the definition of "statement"; make technical amendments; amend KRS 304.47-020 to establish that statements that misrepresent the scope of damages associated with a property, casualty, or property and casualty insurance claim are fraudulent insurance acts; make technical amendments.
Rick Girdler (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Mar 18, 2025

HB 157: AN ACT relating to special license plates.

Amend KRS 186.162, relating to special motor vehicle license plates, to establish a friends of Kentucky agriculture special license plate, for which a portion of the initial and renewal fee is dedicated to the agricultural program trust fund established under KRS 246.247; amend KRS 186.166 to require perpetual production of the plate.
Adam Moore (D) Mitch Whitaker (R) Ken Upchurch (R)
signed · Kentucky · House Mar 17, 2025

HB 131: AN ACT relating to firefighters' work schedules.

Amend KRS 95.500 to allow, absent a collective bargaining agreement, specified fire personnel to have schedules consisting of 48 hours on duty followed by 96 hours of off duty time; specify that collective bargaining agreements maintained by a city or urban-county government may control work hours in lieu of the specified schedules.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill explicitly allows collective bargaining agreements to override default work schedules, supporting worker negotiation rights under Labor & Industry subjects.95% confidence
Kevin Jackson (R) Rachel Roarx (D) Chad Aull (D) Adrielle Camuel (D) Robert Duvall (R)
signed · Kentucky · Senate Mar 17, 2025

SB 15: AN ACT relating to minimum wage exceptions and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 337.010 to amend the definition of "employee" to exempt baseball players who are compensated pursuant to the terms of a contract and a collective bargaining agreement that expressly provides for wages and working conditions.
Topics ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentExempts baseball players from minimum wage protections via collective bargaining agreement, weakening standard labor protections for this group.90% confidence
Gerald Neal (D) Greg Elkins (R) Rick Girdler (R) Amanda Bledsoe (R) Matt Nunn (R)
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