# Kentucky SB 181: AN ACT relating to children. Kentucky SB 181, AN ACT relating to children., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lindsey Tichenor (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-01 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 149)) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB181-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 181 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to children. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-14 - Last action: 2025-04-01, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 149) - Sponsor: Lindsey Tichenor (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Fiscal Note, Education, Elementary and Secondary, State Agencies, State Employees, Teachers, Children and Minors, Boards and Commissions - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (175 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Child safety cases get required action: benefit, low. Kentucky’s child services agency must investigate qualifying court reports alleging child abuse, neglect, or dependency. This also covers reports naming child victims of domestic violence or sexual assault in active emergency protective or temporary interpersonal protection order cases. When the ag… - Extended child placements require court petitions: benefit, low. During a child protection investigation, Kentucky’s child services agency must seek court review of qualifying extended safety-plan placements. The agency and a parent or another person responsible for the child must agree that the child cannot safely remain home. If the child stays outside the hom… - Child abuse lessons allowed across grades: benefit, low. Kentucky public schools can teach age-appropriate lessons about child sexual abuse at any grade, including grade five and below. Lessons must follow National Children’s Alliance standards and receive approval from the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Kentucky. The law permits these lessons but does n… - Parents can review school staff messages: benefit, low. Kentucky school boards must designate systems that track staff and volunteer messages with students and let parents review them. Principals must explain access within the first 10 days of each school year. Outside messages require advance written parental consent, filed at school, for one named emp… - Parents get alerts about unauthorized messages: benefit, low. School employees and volunteers receiving allegations of another employee’s unauthorized student messages must report them immediately to the supervising principal. Reports about principals go to superintendents; reports about superintendents go to the state education commissioner and local board c… - Parents lose written sexuality notice guarantee: cost, low. Kentucky public schools must notify parents at least two weeks before their child’s planned participation in human sexuality instruction. The law no longer expressly requires written notice. The advance-notice deadline remains unchanged. - School complaints gain privacy, longer reviews: mixed, low. Special rules cover certification complaints alleging unauthorized electronic messages, sexual contact, or other sexual misconduct. The complainant’s identity must stay confidential unless the complainant is the superintendent. Information identifying any minor involved must also stay confidential.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-28 | Senate | passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2025-03-28 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 37 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2025-04-01: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 149) - 2025-03-28: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-28: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-28: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-28: passed 38-0 (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-28: posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-28: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-28: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-28: 3rd reading, passed 100-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-27: placed in the Orders of the Day (House) - 2025-03-27: taken from Rules (House) - 2025-03-27: reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-27: to Families & Children (H) (House) - 2025-03-27: taken from Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-14: returned to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-14: 2nd reading (House) - 2025-03-14: taken from Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-13: returned to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-13: 1st reading (House) - 2025-03-13: taken from Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-06: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-06: received in House (House) - 2025-03-06: 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Floor Amendment (1) (Senate) - 2025-03-05: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 06, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-05: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-03-04: floor amendment (1) filed (Senate) - 2025-03-04: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-19: to Families & Children (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-14: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-14: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb181/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb181/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. (became law) - HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. (signed) - HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development. (signed) - HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings. (signed) - HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. (signed) - HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb181/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb181/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS) - [HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB664-2025RS) - [HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB606-2025RS) - [HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB421-2025RS) - [HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB555-2025RS) - [HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB493-2025RS) - [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-SB181-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).