# Kentucky HB 669: AN ACT relating to child welfare. Kentucky HB 669, AN ACT relating to child welfare., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Meade (Republican); status became law, last action 2026-04-14 (delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 162)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB669-2026RS - 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 669 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to child welfare. - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-18 - Last action: 2026-04-14, delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 162) - Sponsor: David Meade (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Children And Minors, Financial Responsibility, Parental Rights, State Agencies - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (256 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Children gain access to saved benefits: benefit, medium. The Cabinet must create a Success Sequence Savings and Disbursement Plan for each child in its care with saved earned federal benefits. Children can receive part of their savings after completing Cabinet-approved money training and at least one independence or financial-readiness milestone. Example… - Help securing benefits for Kentucky children: benefit, medium. Kentucky's Cabinet for Health and Family Services must check each child's earned federal benefits within 60 days of entering its care. It checks Social Security and Veterans Affairs benefits, including survivor and dependent benefits, and applies when the child qualifies or may qualify. It must rev… - Protecting savings for children in care: benefit, medium. When the Cabinet manages a child's benefits, it cannot use the child's benefits, savings, or assets to repay state care costs. It must save earned federal benefits in the child's best interests while following federal and state asset limits. Allowed options include special needs trusts, pooled spec… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Meade (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-14 | House | passed | pass | 91 | 3 | | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | passed | pass | 31 | 5 | | | 2026-03-27 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 36 | 1 | | | 2026-03-09 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 98 | 0 | | ## Actions (34) - 2026-04-14: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 162) - 2026-04-14: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2026-04-14: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-04-14: received in House (House) - 2026-04-14: passed 31-5 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: veto overridden (Senate) - 2026-04-14: posted for consideration of Governor's veto - 2026-04-14: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2026-04-14: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-14: passed 91-3 (House) - 2026-04-14: veto overridden (House) - 2026-04-14: posted for consideration of Governor's veto - 2026-04-14: taken from Rules (House) - 2026-04-14: to Rules (H) (House) - 2026-04-14: received in House (House) - 2026-04-10: Vetoed - 2026-03-31: delivered to Governor - 2026-03-31: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2026-03-31: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-03-31: received in House (House) - 2026-03-27: 3rd reading, passed 36-1 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-25: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-24: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-20: to Families & Children (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-09: 3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2026-03-06: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 09 2026 (House) - 2026-03-06: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-03-05: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2026-02-25: to Families & Children (H) (House) - 2026-02-18: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-02-18: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb669/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-18: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb669/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (signed) - 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. (signed) - HB 826: AN ACT relating to education. (signed) - HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. (signed) - SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb669/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb669/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB869-2026RS) - [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 826: AN ACT relating to education.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB826-2026RS) - [HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB727-2026RS) - [SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB324-2026RS) - [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-HB669-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).