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Kentucky 2026RS

HB 490

AN ACT relating to employment at public postsecondary education institutions and declaring an emergency.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-11 12:11:04 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Boards And Commissions, Education, Higher, Effective Dates, Emergency, Universities And Colleges
Introduced / first action
2026-01-27 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Amend KRS 164.360, 164.230, and 164.830 to allow for the removal of faculty members at public postsecondary education institutions for bona fide financial reasons; require the boards of regents and trustees of the institutions to establish the process for removal based on financial reasons with specified parameters; EMERGENCY.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 169)

    became-law

  2. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  3. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  4. received in House

  5. passed 32-6

    passage

  6. veto overridden

    veto-override-passage

  7. posted for consideration of Governor's veto

  8. to Rules (S)

    referral-committee

  9. received in Senate

  10. passed 80-19

    passage

  11. veto overridden

    veto-override-passage

  12. posted for consideration of Governor's veto

  13. taken from Rules

  14. to Rules (H)

    referral-committee

  15. received in House

  16. Vetoed

    executive-veto

  17. delivered to Governor

  18. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  19. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  20. passed 75-18

    passage

  21. House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)

  22. posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)

  23. to Rules (H)

    referral-committee

  24. received in House

  25. 3rd reading, passed 30-7 with Committee Substitute (1)

    passage, reading-3

  26. passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

  27. placed in the Orders of the Day

  28. taken from Rules

  29. reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage

  30. returned to Education (S)

  31. 2nd reading

    reading-2

  32. taken from Education (S)

  33. returned to Education (S)

  34. 1st reading

    reading-1

  35. taken from Education (S)

  36. to Education (S)

    referral-committee

  37. to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  38. received in Senate

  39. 3rd reading, passed 72-21 with Floor Amendment (1)

    passage, reading-3

  40. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 17 2026

  41. floor amendment (1) filed

    amendment-introduction

  42. 2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  43. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  44. to Postsecondary Education (H)

    referral-committee

  45. to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  46. introduced in House

    introduction

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