AN ACT relating to child care.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199.892 to 199.896 to allow the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to give foster parents child-care benefits if the foster parent is working outside the home or teleworking inside the home; require the cabinet to apply for a waiver if deemed necessary by the cabinet.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Feb 21, 2024
Signed Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2024
How they voted
91–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 100
Mar 25, 2024
D
Democratic20
85% Yea
R
Republican80
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 5, 2024
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 84)
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 91-0
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 12, 2024
Committee
to Families & Children (H)
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-0
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
to Families & Children (S)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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