Bill Sponsor
Kentucky House Bill 67
Session 2026RS
AN ACT relating to schools and declaring an emergency.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 13, 2026
First Action
Feb 12, 2026
Latest Action
Apr 13, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
67
State
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
House Votes (4)
Motion Text
Final Passage
House Roll Call Votes
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Lewis C
Yes
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Summary
Amend KRS 160.145, relating to unauthorized electronic communicating in schools, to expand existing definitions and define "private electronic communication," "qualified school volunteer," and "commercial, nonprofit, or local government affiliation"; limit the scope of unauthorized electronic communication to private electronic communication, and exclude designated types of communication from the scope of the requirement to obtain written parental consent prior to communicating outside of the traceable communication system; include designated Kentucky Department of Education and educational cooperative employees assigned to a school district to the scope of the requirement to obtain written consent; limit the scope of school volunteers subject to this section to qualified school volunteers; specify that the requirement to obtain written parental consent only applies to students enrolled within the same school district as the school district employee or qualified school volunteer; allow a local school district more flexibility in disciplinary actions arising from a violation of this section; allow a written parental consent form to designate more than 1 school district employee or qualified school volunteer; provide that the written consent may be revoked by the parent who filed the consent; require notice of the revocation to be sent to the identified school district employee or qualified school volunteer; prohibit a school or school district from refusing to accept parental consent forms; prohibit requiring parental consent forms under this section as a requirement for a student to participate in an academic, athletic, or extracurricular opportunity; provide an emergency exception to allow a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to communicate electronically without prior written parental consent if the individual discloses the communication after the fact; provide exceptions to allow a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to communicate electronically without prior written parental consent during and in direct relation to a fieldtrip or work-based learning opportunity; provide exceptions to permit a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to communicate electronically without prior written parental consent if the communication is directly related to a commercial, nonprofit, or local government affiliation that has been previously disclosed; permit school district employees to notify a school district of a commercial, nonprofit, or local government affiliation; require reasonable belief to trigger a duty to report unauthorized electronic communication; require parental notification for all material phases of an investigation of or disciplinary actions arising from unauthorized electronic communication with students; permit a school district to reconsider allowing previously prohibited volunteers; EMERGENCY.
04/13/2026
House
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 129)
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 92-0
04/01/2026
House
Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
04/01/2026
House
posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
04/01/2026
House
taken from Rules
04/01/2026
House
to Rules (H)
04/01/2026
House
received in House
04/01/2026
House
passed 37-0
04/01/2026
Senate
Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
04/01/2026
House
posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
04/01/2026
Senate
Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
04/01/2026
Senate
Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
04/01/2026
Senate
Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
04/01/2026
Senate
Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate
04/01/2026
Senate
Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
04/01/2026
House
Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
04/01/2026
House
posted for passage for receding from Senate Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Substitute (1)
04/01/2026
Senate
to Rules (S)
04/01/2026
Senate
received in Senate
03/31/2026
House
House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
03/31/2026
House
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
03/31/2026
House
to Rules (H)
03/31/2026
House
received in House
03/27/2026
House
3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
03/26/2026
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
03/24/2026
House
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/20/2026
House
2nd reading, to Rules
03/19/2026
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/18/2026
Senate
to Education (S)
03/09/2026
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
03/09/2026
Senate
received in Senate
03/06/2026
House
3rd reading, passed 85-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
03/05/2026
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 06 2026
03/05/2026
House
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/05/2026
House
2nd reading, to Rules
03/04/2026
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/20/2026
House
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
02/12/2026
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
02/12/2026
House
introduced in House
Sources
Record Created
Feb 13, 2026 12:49:10 AM
Record Updated
Jun 5, 2026 1:13:24 AM