Kentucky House Bill 49
Session 2026RS
AN ACT relating to professional engineering and land surveying scholarships.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 3, 2026
First Action
Jan 7, 2026
Latest Action
Apr 3, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
49
State
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Motion Text
CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 49
House Roll Call Votes
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Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 322 to establish and grant scholarships through the Kentucky professional engineer and professional land surveyor incentive scholarship fund; declare legislative intent to address engineer and land surveyor development and needs by providing Kentucky residents with postsecondary scholarships; establish the Kentucky professional engineer and professional land surveyor incentive scholarship fund as a trust and agency accounts direct the engineer and land surveyor board to administer the fund and award scholarships to qualified applicants; require a written contract between the board and the recipient where the recipient agrees to obtain engineer or land surveyor licensure within 6 years of graduation and practice in Kentucky for at least 1 year for each year of scholarships granted; acquire moneys for the fund through penalties and fines, assessments from license renewals, and the board's budgeted funds; make the applicant's failure to complete the terms of the contract subject to recovery of the fund assistance, attorney's fees, and 8% annual interest; require the board to annually report its scholarship data to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations.
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04/03/2026
House
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 22)
03/26/2026
House
delivered to Governor
03/26/2026
Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
03/26/2026
House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
03/26/2026
House
received in House
03/25/2026
House
3rd reading, passed 38-0
03/24/2026
House
passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
03/20/2026
House
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
03/18/2026
House
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
03/17/2026
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
03/13/2026
Senate
to Licensing & Occupations (S)
02/11/2026
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
02/11/2026
Senate
received in Senate
02/10/2026
House
3rd reading, passed 97-0
02/09/2026
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 10 2026
02/05/2026
House
2nd reading, to Rules
02/04/2026
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
01/14/2026
House
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
01/07/2026
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
01/07/2026
House
introduced in House
Sources
KY Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 8, 2026 2:34:44 AM
Record Updated
Jun 5, 2026 1:17:04 AM