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Kentucky House Bill 490
Session 2026RS
AN ACT relating to employment at public postsecondary education institutions and declaring an emergency.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Apr 1, 2026
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
First Action
Jan 27, 2026
Latest Action
Apr 1, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
490
State
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Aaron Thompson
Primary
Republican
James Tipton
Primary
House Votes (3)
Motion Text
Final Passage
House Roll Call Votes
Republican
Aaron Thompson
Yes
Republican
Adam Bowling
Yes
Democrat
Adam Moore
No
Democrat
Adrielle Camuel
No
Democrat
Al Gentry
No
Republican
Amy Neighbors
Yes
Democrat
Anne Donworth
No
Democrat
Ashley Tackett Laferty
No
Democrat
Beverly Chester-Burton
Didn't Vote
Republican
Bill Wesley
Yes
Republican
Bobby McCool
Yes
Republican
Brandon Smith
Yes
Republican
Candy Massaroni
Yes
Democrat
Chad Aull
No
Republican
Chris Freeland
Yes
Republican
Chris Fugate
Yes
Republican
Daniel Elliott
Didn't Vote
Republican
Daniel Fister
Yes
Democrat
Daniel Grossberg
No
Republican
David Hale
Yes
Republican
David Meade
Yes
Republican
David Osborne
Yes
Republican
Deanna Frazier
Yes
Republican
Derek Lewis
Yes
Republican
DJ Johnson
Yes
Republican
Emily Callaway
Yes
Democrat
Erika Hancock
No
Republican
Felicia Rabourn
Yes
Democrat
George Brown Jr
No
Republican
Gex Williams
Yes
Republican
J.T. Payne
Yes
Republican
James Tipton
Yes
Republican
Jared Bauman
Yes
Republican
Jason Petrie
Yes
Republican
Jennifer Henson Decker
Yes
Republican
Jim Gooch Jr.
Yes
Republican
John Blanton
Yes
Republican
John Hodgson
Yes
Republican
Josh Branscum
Yes
Republican
Josh Bray
Yes
Republican
Josh Calloway
Yes
Democrat
Joshua Watkins
No
Republican
Ken Fleming
Yes
Republican
Ken Upchurch
Yes
Republican
Kevin Jackson
Yes
Republican
Kim Banta
Yes
Republican
Kim Holloway
Yes
Republican
Kim King
Yes
Republican
Kimberly Poore Moser
Yes
Unknown
Lewis C
Yes
Democrat
Lindsey Burke
No
Democrat
Lisa Willner
No
Republican
Marianne Proctor
Yes
Republican
Mark Hart
Yes
Republican
Mary Beth Imes
Yes
Democrat
Mary Lou Marzian
No
Democrat
Matt Lehman
Yes
Republican
Matt Lockett
Didn't Vote
Republican
Matthew Koch
Didn't Vote
Republican
Michael J. Nemes
Yes
Republican
Michael Sarge Pollock
Yes
Republican
Mike Clines
Yes
Republican
Mike Wilson
Yes
Republican
Mitch Whitaker
Yes
Republican
Myron Dossett
Yes
Republican
Nancy Tate
Didn't Vote
Democrat
Nima Kulkarni
No
Democrat
Pamela Stevenson
No
Republican
Patrick Flannery
Yes
Republican
Peyton Griffee
Yes
Democrat
Rachel Roarx
No
Republican
Randy Bridges
Yes
Republican
Rebecca Raymer
Yes
Democrat
Reginald Thomas
Yes
Republican
Richard White
Yes
Republican
Robert Duvall
Yes
Republican
Ryan Bivens
Yes
Republican
Ryan Dotson
Yes
Republican
Samara Heavrin
Yes
Democrat
Sarah Stalker
No
Republican
Savannah Maddox
Yes
Republican
Scott Lewis
Yes
Republican
Scott Sharp
Yes
Republican
Shane Baker
Yes
Republican
Shawn McPherson
Yes
Republican
Stephanie Dietz
Yes
Republican
Stephen Meredith
Didn't Vote
Republican
Steve Bratcher
Yes
Republican
Steve Riley
Yes
Republican
Steven Doan
Yes
Republican
Steven Rudy
Yes
Republican
Susan Witten
Yes
Republican
Suzanne Miles
Yes
Republican
T.J. Roberts
Yes
Republican
Thomas Huff
Yes
Republican
Timmy Truett
Yes
Democrat
Tina Bojanowski
No
Republican
Tony Hampton
Yes
Republican
Vanessa Grossl
Yes
Republican
William Lawrence
Didn't Vote
Summary
Amend KRS 164.360, 164.230, and 164.830 to allow for the removal of faculty members at public postsecondary education institutions for bona fide financial reasons; require the boards of regents and trustees of the institutions to establish the process for removal based on financial reasons with specified parameters; EMERGENCY.
Text (2)
Current
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb490/bill.pdf
Introduced
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb490/orig_bill.pdf
Documents (2)
Proposed House Floor Amendment 1
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB490/HFA1.pdf
Proposed Senate Committee Substitute 1
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB490/SCS1.pdf
04/01/2026
House
delivered to Governor
04/01/2026
Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
04/01/2026
House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
04/01/2026
House
passed 75-18
04/01/2026
House
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
03/31/2026
House
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
03/31/2026
House
to Rules (H)
03/31/2026
House
received in House
03/27/2026
House
3rd reading, passed 30-7 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/26/2026
House
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/26/2026
House
placed in the Orders of the Day
03/26/2026
House
taken from Rules
03/26/2026
House
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
03/25/2026
Senate
returned to Education (S)
03/25/2026
House
2nd reading
03/25/2026
Senate
taken from Education (S)
03/24/2026
Senate
returned to Education (S)
03/24/2026
House
1st reading
03/24/2026
Senate
taken from Education (S)
03/24/2026
Senate
to Education (S)
02/18/2026
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
02/18/2026
Senate
received in Senate
02/17/2026
House
3rd reading, passed 72-21 with Floor Amendment (1)
02/13/2026
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 17 2026
02/12/2026
House
floor amendment (1) filed
02/11/2026
House
2nd reading, to Rules
02/10/2026
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/03/2026
House
to Postsecondary Education (H)
01/27/2026
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
01/27/2026
House
introduced in House
Sources
KY Legislature
Open States
https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/HB490/
Record Created
Jan 28, 2026 2:41:44 AM
Record Updated
Apr 2, 2026 1:17:20 PM
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