Kentucky House Bill 5
Session 2026RS
AN ACT relating to prison educational programs.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 9, 2026
Sponsors
63 Sponsors
First Action
Feb 12, 2026
Latest Action
Apr 9, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
5
State
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Motion Text
CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 5
House Roll Call Votes
Berg
Yes
Boswell
Yes
Carpenter
Yes
Carroll
Yes
ChambersArmstrong
Yes
Clemons
Yes
Deneen
Yes
Douglas
Yes
Elkins
Yes
Funke Frommeyer
Yes
Girdler
Yes
Givens
Yes
Herron
Yes
Higdon
Yes
Howell
Yes
Yes
Madon
Yes
Mays Bledsoe
Yes
McDaniel
Yes
Mills
Yes
Neal
Yes
Yes
Nunn
Yes
Raque Adams
Yes
Rawlings
Yes
Reed
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Stivers
Yes
Storm
Yes
Tichenor
Yes
Yes
Webb
Yes
West
Yes
Wheeler
Yes
Wise
Yes
Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 197 to establish the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Prison Education Program within the Department of Corrections in partnership with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) to provide inmates with job training; require KCTCS to construct a facility to house the program at Northpoint Training Center; establish convictions that preclude participation in the program; require the parties to enter into a memorandum of agreement establishing the responsibilities of each party; amend KRS 196.281 to establish entitlement to a certificate of employability upon successful completion of the program and require reporting by the department; amend KRS 335B.020 to establish that a person shall not be disqualified from public employment or obtaining an occupational license solely because of previous criminal conviction and obtaining a certificate of employment from the department shall constitute rebuttable evidence of rehabilitation and fitness for the occupation; amend KRS 355B.030 to remove a conviction of a Class A felony, Class B felony, or any other felony offense other than a conviction that would qualify the individual as a registrant as defined in KRS 17.500 as supportive of a rebuttable presumption of a connection between that conviction and a license issuance request.
Proposed House Committee Substitute 1
Proposed House Floor Amendment 1
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04/09/2026
House
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 64)
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
03/31/2026
House
received in House
03/31/2026
House
3rd reading, passed 38-0
03/26/2026
House
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
03/26/2026
House
taken from the Orders of the Day
03/17/2026
House
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
03/16/2026
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
03/11/2026
Senate
to Judiciary (S)
03/05/2026
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
03/05/2026
Senate
received in Senate
03/04/2026
House
3rd reading, passed 99-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
03/02/2026
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 03 2026
02/26/2026
House
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/26/2026
House
2nd reading, to Rules
02/25/2026
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/20/2026
House
to Judiciary (H)
02/12/2026
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
02/12/2026
House
introduced in House
Sources
KY Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Feb 13, 2026 12:53:01 AM
Record Updated
Apr 16, 2026 7:17:40 AM