# Kentucky HB 49: AN ACT relating to professional engineering and land surveying scholarships. Kentucky HB 49, AN ACT relating to professional engineering and land surveying scholarships., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Emily Callaway (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-03 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 22)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB49-2026RS - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky HB 49 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to professional engineering and land surveying scholarships. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-04-03, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 22) - Sponsor: Emily Callaway (Republican) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: Contracts, Education, Higher, Engineers And Surveyors, Legislative Research Commission, Licensing, Occupations And Professions - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (135 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New $5 fee on engineer and surveyor renewals: cost, low. Each renewal application for a professional engineer or land surveyor license now includes a $5 charge. The board sends that $5 to the scholarship fund each year. The fund can also receive board fines and budgeted board funds. - Scholarships for Kentucky engineers and surveyors: mixed, medium. The law creates a state scholarship fund for Kentucky residents studying engineering or land surveying in Kentucky. The board runs the fund, picks recipients, and sets award amounts by written contract. You must be a bona fide Kentucky resident to apply. Each recipient must get a Kentucky professio… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Emily Callaway (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Lewis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: George Brown Jr. (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: John Hodgson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Koch (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt Lockett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Robert Duvall (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Thomas Huff (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Walker Thomas (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-25 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 97 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-04-03: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 22) - 2026-03-26: delivered to Governor - 2026-03-26: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2026-03-26: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-03-26: received in House (House) - 2026-03-25: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day (Senate) - 2026-03-20: posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill (Senate) - 2026-03-17: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-13: to Licensing & Occupations (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-11: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-11: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-10: 3rd reading, passed 97-0 (House) - 2026-02-09: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 10 2026 (House) - 2026-02-05: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-02-04: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2026-01-14: to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) (House) - 2026-01-07: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-01-07: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb49/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb49/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergen… (became law) - SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb49/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb49/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agenc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB197-2026RS) - [SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB133-2026RS) - [HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB869-2026RS) - [SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB324-2026RS) - [SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB66-2026RS) - [HB 826: AN ACT relating to education.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB826-2026RS) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB49-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).