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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 221: AN ACT relating to severe weather emergency alerts.

HB 221 creates Kentucky's official Severe Weather Alert System, operated by the Division of Emergency Management with input from law enforcement, transportation, and media partners. The system uses existing tools like highway signs, emergency broadcasts, and media to send public alerts only when severe weather poses an imminent threat to safety, after verifying no duplicate federal alerts exist. It requires coordination with local law enforcement to confirm the threat, scope, and necessity of public notification before activating alerts. This system directly affects all Kentuckians during severe weather events by standardizing emergency notifications across state resources.
Ashley Laferty (D) George Brown (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 148: AN ACT relating to the use of sick leave by school district personnel.

Amend KRS 161.155 to allow school district employees to use sick leave for observance of religious holidays not otherwise included on the school's calendar, provided the employee submits a personal statement verifying the observance and gives advance notice to the district.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands sick leave usage for religious observance, enhancing employee benefit access without reducing existing rights or benefits.75% confidence
Daniel Grossberg (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 133: AN ACT relating to severance taxes.

Amend KRS 143A.030 to remove fluorspar from the severance tax exemption and make it taxable as a natural resource; amend KRS 143A.010 to add fluorspar to the definition of "natural resources."
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRemoves fluorspar from severance tax exemption, expanding tax base and increasing state revenue from natural resource extraction.95% confidence
Jim Gooch (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 218: AN ACT relating to membership dates in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System.

Amend KRS 61.510 to change the current definition of "membership date" in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System to remove date restrictions regarding educational contracts and allow any member who entered into an educational contract as a conditional employee of the state of Kentucky to have their system membership date, for purposes of retirement benefits determination, be based upon the earliest date of the contract.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentAmends retirement system to allow earlier membership date for state employees, expanding retirement benefits under employment standards.92% confidence
Chris Fugate (R) John Blanton (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 206: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Building Code.

HB 206 modifies Kentucky's building code to allow multi-family residential buildings (up to 5 stories) with no more than 4 dwelling units per floor to use a single exit stairway, rather than requiring multiple exits. This applies to qualifying residential buildings (Group R-2) and directly affects developers and building owners constructing such properties. Key safety requirements include a maximum 20-foot travel distance to the exit, corridors separating units from exits, and restrictions on other occupancies sharing the exit path. The bill does not change fire safety standards but adjusts exit access rules for smaller multi-family buildings under specific conditions.
Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingModifies building code to allow single exit in qualifying multi-family buildings, reducing construction costs and potentially enabling more housing development while maintaining safety requirements.85% confidence
Nima Kulkarni (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 162: AN ACT relating to identity documents.

Create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to establish the circuit clerk as the representative of the Transportation Cabinet for accepting applications for operator's licenses, instruction permits, and personal identification cards and issuing temporary credentials; establish duties of the circuit clerks; amend KRS 186.531 to set forth the distribution of fees for operator's licenses, instruction permits, and personal identification cards; amend various sections of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to conform; amend KRS 27A.052, 116.0452, 116.0455, 116.085, 186.010, 186.014, and 189A.340 and various sections of KRS Chapter 281A to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.
T.J. Roberts (R) Richard White (R) William Lawrence (R) Felicia Rabourn (R) Kim Holloway (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 197: AN ACT relating to soil conservation.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 262 to establish the Healthy Soils Program and the Healthy Soils Program fund in the Department for Natural Resources, Division of Conservation; require the department to provide technical advice and assistance and to assist with soil health assessments and soil health plans; require the commissioner to approve applications for grants and other types of financial assistance under the Healthy Soils Program; authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the Healthy Soils Program and the Healthy Soils Program fund; amend KRS 146.100 to require the director of the Division of Conservation to have experience in healthy soil practices; amend KRS 224.71-110 to require the Agriculture Water Quality Authority to promote soil restoration and include an organic agriculture organization among appointments to the authority and add healthy soil practices as a committee; amend KRS 262.010 to define "healthy soil practices," "soil health," "soil health assessment," and "watershed health"; amend KRS 262.020 to add restoration, biological diversity, watershed health, and healthy soil practices to the purpose of soil and water conservation districts; amend KRS 262.748 and 262.778 to conform.
Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill establishes Healthy Soils Program to promote soil health assessments, conservation, and technical assistance under environmental protection framework, directly advancing soil conservation and natural resource management.95% confidence
Nima Kulkarni (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 99: AN ACT relating to independent school districts.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to establish a process for the creation of new independent school districts; define terms; establish a petition process for voters of a qualifying city to place the question of creating a new independent district and local board of education on the ballot; specify the requirements for the question and the board of education provisional election; establish the initial terms of office for the interim board of education; establish the transition of authorities from the originating district board of education to the boards of both the altered originating district and the new independent district; require the Kentucky Department of Education to calculate assets and liabilities of the originating district for division to the altered originating district and the new independent district; authorize the altered originating district to maintain control and use of assets until the scheduled transfer to the new independent district and authorize the continued payments of debts; establish a negotiation process between the altered originating district and the new independent district to resolve the division of the originating district's assets and liabilities; establish a deadline for the negotiation to conclude; provide a process for resolution of disagreements; establish a deadline for the transfer of all assets and debts; authorize the altered originating district to continue to assess and collect taxes for both districts until the close of the tax year in which the new independent district is fully operational; provide for the distribution of collected taxes during the transition period; require the mayor of the city to call the newly elected interim board of new independent district to meet; allow the interim board to request assistance from the Kentucky Department of Education; establish the transition process for the new independent district to become fully functional; allow the interim board to submit a waiver request for a statute or administrative regulation to the Kentucky Board of Education; authorize the interim board to enter into service contracts with another school district during the transition; establish a process for the interim board to vote to terminate the establishment of the new independent district due to financial nonviability during the transition; establish the transition from an interim board to a fully functional board of the new independent district; require the continued collection of taxes restricted to the payment of debt or interest; waive the requirement for school-based decision making for the first year of operations of the new independent district; require the interim board of the new independent district to develop a transition plan and establish the requirements of the plan; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157, relating to state formula funding calculations, to establish a projection model for the first year of full operations of the new independent district and the altered originating district.
James Tipton (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 55: AN ACT relating to the rights of parents.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 405 to define "child" and "parent"; establish specific fundamental rights of parents relating to care, custody, and control of their children, including the right and duty to make decisions regarding a child's use of cellular phones; provide a cause of action against the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions for violations of a parent's fundamental rights.
Dan Fister (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 102: AN ACT relating to misconduct in schools and at school-sponsored activities.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to prohibit a public school district or public charter school from entering into a nondisclosure agreement relating to misconduct involving a minor or student; amend KRS 160.380 to define "abusive conduct"; require school district applicants to disclose being the subject of any disciplinary actions in the previous 12 months relating to abusive conduct and consent to a reference check; require school districts to conduct reference checks; require nonpublic schools and public school districts to disclose any disciplinary actions related to abusive conduct of applicants; provide immunity for disclosures made about school employee conduct; require school districts to request all related information from public and nonpublic schools and the Education Professional Standards Board (ESPB); require schools and EPSB to provide the records; require requests for information to be satisfied in 10 working days; require EPSB to create and implement procedures for information requests; require all school district applicants to list all schools of previous and current employment on the application; require a school district to internally report and investigate to completion all allegations of abusive conduct; require all records relating to an allegation of abusive conduct to be retained in an employee's personnel file unless the allegation is proven false; provide that certain requirements apply to public charter schools; amend KRS 156.160 to direct the Kentucky Board of Education to include employment standards in the voluntary certification standards for private schools; make technical corrections; amend KRS 160.151 to define "certified nonpublic school"; require employees of certified nonpublic schools to submit to a national and state criminal background check and a CA/N check; require certified nonpublic school personnel to have a state criminal background check every 5 years; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from hiring a violent or felony sex crime offender; require a certified nonpublic school to conduct reference checks on all applicants; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from entering into a nondisclosure agreement related to misconduct involving a minor or student; make technical corrections; amend KRS 156.095 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a training related to sexual misconduct and inappropriate relationships for employees to undergo every 5 years; make technical corrections; amend KRS 161.151 to conform; require that an allegation of abusive conduct be reported pursuant to KRS 620.030; amend KRS 158.4431, 156.492, and 158.200 to conform.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationProhibits nondisclosure agreements in student misconduct cases, requiring transparency and reference checks to protect students and ensure school safety, aligning with 'protect' in support indicators.95% confidence
Aaron Thompson (R) Emily Callaway (R) James Tipton (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 91: AN ACT relating to health insurance coverage by out-of-state insurers.

Amend KRS 304.11-020 to exempt foreign insurers from compliance with the insurance code and insurance-specific taxes, assessments, surcharges, fees, and other charges imposed by the state or a local government for an individual or group health insurance policy, certificate, plan, or contract issued or delivered in this state if certain conditions are met; amend KRS 91A.080; create a new section of KRS Chapter 136 to conform.
T.J. Roberts (R) Vanessa Grossl (R)
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