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HB 141 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to Type 1 diabetes.

Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop Type 1 diabetes informational materials for parents and guardians of students; require each local board of education and public charter school board of directors to annually provide the informational materials to the parent or guardian of students in preschool through twelfth grade.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Last action Mar 27, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was updated to correct the agency name from 'Department of Health' to 'Department for Public Health' and to specify that informational materials must be available on the department's website. Additionally, the requirement for schools to distribute these materials was expanded to include posting them on school websites and displaying them at the main entrance and family resource centers, ensuring broader public access.
Scope change
The scope of distribution for Type 1 diabetes informational materials was expanded from direct provision to parents to include public availability via school websites and physical display locations.
REQUIREMENT

Corrected the agency name from 'Department of Health' to 'Department for Public Health' to ensure accurate identification of the responsible state entity.

Added a specific requirement for the Department to publish informational materials on its official website.

Mandated that local school boards post the materials on their school or district websites and display them at the main entrance of each school and in family resource centers.

Floor votes · House Feb 25, 2026

How they voted

101–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 105
Feb 25, 2026
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican84
80 Yea 4
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 27, 2026
Introduced
floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.