An act relating to child care and declaring an emergency.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “AN ACT relating to child care and declaring an emergency.” Read the full text
2026 regular session
What it does
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 related to the quality-based graduated early care and education rating system program to establish the intent of the General Assembly related to the program; establish processes and procedures for how the program is changed by administrative regulation; require a program modernization plan and final recommendations for modernization to be created and submitted to the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 199.891 to define terms; create new requirement
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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introduced in House · Feb 2, 2026
to Committee on Committees (H) · Feb 2, 2026
to Families & Children (H) · Feb 9, 2026
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · Feb 12, 2026
2nd reading, to Rules · Feb 13, 2026
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 17 2026 · Feb 13, 2026
3rd reading, passed 84-11 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · Feb 17, 2026
received in Senate · Feb 18, 2026
to Committee on Committees (S) · Feb 18, 2026
to Families & Children (S) · Mar 6, 2026
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · Mar 10, 2026
2nd reading, to Rules · Mar 11, 2026
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 26 2026 · Mar 24, 2026
floor amendment (1) filed · Mar 24, 2026
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · Mar 26, 2026
floor amendment (2) filed · Mar 26, 2026
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · Mar 27, 2026
3rd reading, passed 36-1 with Floor Amendments (1) and (2) · Mar 31, 2026
received in House · Mar 31, 2026
to Rules (H) · Mar 31, 2026
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendments (1) and (2) · Mar 31, 2026
House concurred in Floor Amendments (1) and (2) · Mar 31, 2026
passed 83-10 · Mar 31, 2026
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · Apr 1, 2026
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · Apr 1, 2026
delivered to Governor · Apr 1, 2026
became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 146) · Apr 14, 2026
The numbers
27
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
S. HeavrinR. DuvallR. BivensJ. BranscumS. BratcherG. Brown Jr.B. Chester-BurtonM. ClinesS. DietzD. GrossbergV. GrosslT. HamptonK. JacksonDJ JohnsonW. LawrenceS. LewisS. McPhersonD. MeadeK. MoserA. NeighborsJ. NemesD. OsborneJ. PayneM. PollockW. ThomasW. WilliamsS. Witten
Recorded votes
Final PassageHouse · 2026-03-31 · YEAS 83, NAYS 10, ABSTAINED 0, NOT VOTING 7
PASS HB 6 w/ SFA 2, SFA 1Senate · 2026-03-31 · YEAS 36, NAYS 1, PASSES 0, NOT VOTING 1
PassHouse · 2026-02-17 · YEAS 84, NAYS 11, ABSTAINED 1, NOT VOTING 4
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Kentucky legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: 04/14/26: became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 146).