Kentucky HB 727 — AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
Kentucky, 2026RS. HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
Latest action
April 23, 2026 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 196)
Summary
Amend KRS 161.028 to authorize the Education Professional Standards Board to use proceeds from certification fees for the development and maintenance of the Kentucky Educator Placement Service System (KEPS); amend KRS 160.152 to require KEPS to allow a potential applicant to create and submit applications to multiple school districts; make technical changes.
Sponsors
Sponsor details were not supplied.
Bill text
Acts Chapter 196 Read version ↗
Current/Final Read version ↗
Introduced Read version ↗
Recorded votes
Pass
March 11, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 94 · no: 0 · other: 6
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Koch | yes |
| Freeland | yes |
| Branscum | yes |
| Tipton | yes |
| Nemes | yes |
| King | yes |
| Fleming | yes |
| Bowling | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Neighbors | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Flannery | yes |
| Bojanowski | yes |
| Thomas | yes |
| Moore | yes |
| Jackson | yes |
| Fister | yes |
| Blanton | yes |
| Tate | yes |
| Miles | yes |
| Imes | yes |
| Elliott | yes |
| Bivens | yes |
| Tackett Laferty | yes |
| Meredith | yes |
| Huff T | yes |
| Duvall | yes |
| Bauman | yes |
| Stevenson P | yes |
| Meade | yes |
| Holloway | yes |
| Dossett | yes |
| Banta | yes |
| Stalker | yes |
| McPherson | yes |
| Hodgson | yes |
| Doan | yes |
| Baker | yes |
| Smith | yes |
| McCool | yes |
| Heavrin | yes |
| Dietz | yes |
| Aull | yes |
| Donworth | not voting |
| Rabourn | not voting |
| Moser | not voting |
| Hart | not voting |
| Dotson | not voting |
| Chester-Burton | not voting |
| Sharp | yes |
| Massaroni | yes |
| Hancock | yes |
| Decker | yes |
| Witten | yes |
| Rudy | yes |
| Marzian | yes |
| Hampton | yes |
| Clines | yes |
| Wilson | yes |
| Roberts | yes |
| Maddox | yes |
| Hale | yes |
| Camuel | yes |
| Willner | yes |
| Roarx | yes |
| Lockett | yes |
| Grossl | yes |
| Calloway | yes |
| Williams | yes |
| Riley | yes |
| Lewis S | yes |
| Grossberg | yes |
| Callaway | yes |
| White | yes |
| Raymer | yes |
| Lewis D | yes |
| Griffee | yes |
| Burke | yes |
| Whitaker | yes |
| Proctor | yes |
| Lewis C | yes |
| Gordon | yes |
| Brown | yes |
| Wesley | yes |
| Pollock | yes |
| Lehman | yes |
| Gooch | yes |
| Bridges | yes |
| Watkins | yes |
| Petrie | yes |
| Lawrence | yes |
| Gentry | yes |
| Bray | yes |
| Upchurch | yes |
| Payne | yes |
| Kulkarni | yes |
| Fugate | yes |
| Bratcher S. | yes |
| Truett | yes |
| Osborne | yes |
Final Passage
April 15, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 82 · no: 13 · other: 5
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Osborne | yes |
| Kulkarni | yes |
| Gooch | yes |
| Bratcher S. | yes |
| Truett | yes |
| Nemes | yes |
| Koch | yes |
| Gentry | yes |
| Branscum | yes |
| Tipton | yes |
| Neighbors | yes |
| King | yes |
| Fugate | yes |
| Bowling | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Moser | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Freeland | yes |
| Bojanowski | yes |
| Thomas | yes |
| Moore | yes |
| Jackson | yes |
| Fleming | yes |
| Blanton | yes |
| Tackett Laferty | yes |
| Miles | yes |
| Imes | yes |
| Fister | yes |
| Bivens | yes |
| Stalker | yes |
| Meredith | yes |
| Huff T | yes |
| Elliott | yes |
| Bauman | yes |
| Smith | yes |
| Meade | yes |
| Hodgson | yes |
| Duvall | yes |
| Aull | yes |
| Tate | not voting |
| Proctor | not voting |
| Flannery | not voting |
| Donworth | not voting |
| Brown | not voting |
| Marzian | no |
| Dotson | no |
| Bray | no |
| Stevenson P | no |
| Rabourn | no |
| Maddox | no |
| Doan | no |
| Banta | no |
| Roberts | no |
| Massaroni | no |
| Holloway | no |
| Calloway | no |
| Baker | no |
| Heavrin | yes |
| Dossett | yes |
| Witten | yes |
| Sharp | yes |
| McPherson | yes |
| Hart | yes |
| Dietz | yes |
| Wilson | yes |
| Rudy | yes |
| McCool | yes |
| Hancock | yes |
| Decker | yes |
| Willner | yes |
| Roarx | yes |
| Lockett | yes |
| Hampton | yes |
| Clines | yes |
| Williams | yes |
| Riley | yes |
| Lewis S | yes |
| Hale | yes |
| Chester-Burton | yes |
| White | yes |
| Raymer | yes |
| Lewis D | yes |
| Grossl | yes |
| Camuel | yes |
| Whitaker | yes |
| Pollock | yes |
| Lewis C | yes |
| Grossberg | yes |
| Callaway | yes |
| Wesley | yes |
| Petrie | yes |
| Lehman | yes |
| Griffee | yes |
| Burke | yes |
| Watkins | yes |
| Payne | yes |
| Lawrence | yes |
| Gordon | yes |
| Bridges | yes |
| Upchurch | yes |
CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 727 w/ SCS 1, SCA 1 (T)
March 31, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 38 · no: 0 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (38)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mills | yes |
| Funke Frommeyer | yes |
| Wise | yes |
| Stivers | yes |
| Meredith | yes |
| Elkins | yes |
| Wilson | yes |
| Smith | yes |
| McDaniel | yes |
| Douglas | yes |
| Williams | yes |
| Richardson | yes |
| Mays Bledsoe | yes |
| Deneen | yes |
| Wheeler | yes |
| Reed | yes |
| Madon | yes |
| Clemons | yes |
| West | yes |
| Rawlings | yes |
| Howell | yes |
| ChambersArmstrong | yes |
| Webb | yes |
| Raque Adams | yes |
| Higdon | yes |
| Carroll | yes |
| Tichenor | yes |
| Nunn | yes |
| Herron | yes |
| Carpenter | yes |
| Thomas | yes |
| Nemes | yes |
| Givens | yes |
| Boswell | yes |
| Storm | yes |
| Neal | yes |
| Girdler | yes |
| Berg | yes |
Legislative history
- signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 196)
- delivered to Governor
- enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- passed 82-13
- House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- to Rules (H)
- received in House
- 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
- reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) as a consent bill
- returned to Education (S)
- 2nd reading
- taken from Education (S)
- returned to Education (S)
- 1st reading
- taken from Education (S)
- to Education (S)
- to Committee on Committees (S)
- received in Senate
- 3rd reading, passed 94-0
- posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10 2026
- 2nd reading, to Rules
- reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
- to Committee on Committees (H)
- introduced in House
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