# Kentucky HB 67: AN ACT relating to schools and declaring an emergency. Kentucky HB 67, AN ACT relating to schools and declaring an emergency., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by J.T. Payne (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 129)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB67-2026RS - 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 67 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to schools and declaring an emergency. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-12 - Last action: 2026-04-13, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 129) - Sponsor: J.T. Payne (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Parental Rights, Teachers, Children And Minors, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Effective Dates, Emergency - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (250 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger budget, spending, and personnel controls: benefit, medium. Superintendents must follow a set yearly budget schedule: a draft by Jan 31, a tentative budget by May 31, and a working budget with a detailed report by Sept 30. The state board must approve the working budget. Every budget must include at least a 2% reserve. Boards must spend only as the approved… - Safer student messaging and parent notice: mixed, medium. Schools must use a traceable messaging system for staff and volunteers to contact students. Principals tell parents within the first 10 days what system is used and how to view messages. Nonfamily staff and volunteers cannot privately message a student outside that system unless a parent files writ… - School taxes, levies, and recall rules: mixed, medium. School boards may add an equivalent tax rate to raise up to 15% of program‑guaranteed revenue, equalized at 150% of the statewide average per‑pupil assessment. To join the Facilities Support Program, boards must add at least a five‑cent levy on top of the long‑standing thirty‑cent minimum for gener… - Finance officer rules and public reports: mixed, medium. Each district must appoint a finance officer. New finance officers hired on or after July 1, 2015 need state certification, and all finance officers must complete 42 hours of training every two years. The finance officer provides monthly revenue and spending reports for board approval, and district… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: J.T. Payne (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bobby McCool (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Grossberg (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Decker (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kim Holloway (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Patrick Flannery (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steven Rudy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tony Hampton (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | passed | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | House | passed | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2026-03-27 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 85 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2026-04-13: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 129) - 2026-04-01: delivered to Governor - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-04-01: passed 92-0 (House) - 2026-04-01: Free Conference Committee report adopted in House (House) - 2026-04-01: posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report (House) - 2026-04-01: taken from Rules (House) - 2026-04-01: to Rules (H) (House) - 2026-04-01: received in House (House) - 2026-04-01: passed 37-0 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-01: posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report (House) - 2026-04-01: Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate (House) - 2026-04-01: Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate (House) - 2026-04-01: Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate (House) - 2026-04-01: Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate (House) - 2026-04-01: Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate (House) - 2026-04-01: Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: posted for passage for receding from Senate Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-31: House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: to Rules (H) (House) - 2026-03-31: received in House (House) - 2026-03-27: 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-26: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-20: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-19: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-18: to Education (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-06: 3rd reading, passed 85-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) (House) - 2026-03-05: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 06 2026 (House) - 2026-03-05: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute (House) - 2026-03-05: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-03-04: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2026-02-20: to Primary and Secondary Education (H) (House) - 2026-02-12: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-02-12: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb67/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-12: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb67/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. (signed) - HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (signed) - SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. (signed) - SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. (signed) - HB 826: AN ACT relating to education. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb67/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb67/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-HB67-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).