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HB 643 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to school safety.

Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to allow school districts to implement a wearable panic alert system; establish system criteria; require the Department of Education to provide a list of approved wearable panic alert systems; require the Center for School Safety to establish the Wearable Panic Alert Grant Program; amend KRS 158.446 to allow the Center for School Safety to distribute wearable panic alert grants using funds appropriated in the biennial budget to support school safety; provide that the Act may be cited as Alyssa's Law.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2026 Last action Mar 18, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text has been updated from a 'Jacketed' version to a 'GA' (General Assembly) version, reflecting its progression through the legislative process. The changes involve updating the document identifiers and headers to match the current bill number (HB 643) and session, rather than the previous reference code (BR 1614).
TECHNICAL

Updated document headers and footers to change the bill reference from 'BR 1614' to 'HB 643' and from 'Jacketed' to 'GA', indicating the bill is now in its final legislative form.

Floor votes · House Mar 17, 2026

How they voted

98–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 105
Mar 17, 2026
D Democratic21
18 Yea 3
85% 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 18, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 93-0
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Committee
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.