HB490
House Bill
Passed
AN ACT relating to employment at public postsecondary education institutions and declaring an emergency.
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.
Bill Details
State
Kentucky
Session
2026 Regular Session
Chamber
House
Official Source
LegiScan
Sponsors
Aaron Thompson
(Rep - R)
James Tipton
(Rep - R)
Action History
2026-03-31
H
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31
H
to Rules (H)
2026-03-31
H
received in House
2026-03-27
S
3rd reading, passed 30-7 with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-26
S
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-26
S
placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-26
S
taken from Rules
2026-03-26
S
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-25
S
returned to Education (S)
2026-03-25
S
2nd reading
2026-03-25
S
taken from Education (S)
2026-03-24
S
returned to Education (S)
2026-03-24
S
1st reading
2026-03-24
S
taken from Education (S)
2026-03-24
S
to Education (S)
2026-02-18
S
to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-02-18
S
received in Senate
2026-02-17
H
3rd reading, passed 72-21 with Floor Amendment (1)
2026-02-13
H
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 17 2026
2026-02-12
H
floor amendment (1) filed
2026-02-11
H
2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-10
H
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2026-02-03
H
to Postsecondary Education (H)
2026-01-27
H
to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-27
H
introduced in House
Votes
2026-02-17
House: Veto Override RCS# 103
Yea: 72
Nay: 21
2026-03-27
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4031
Yea: 30
Nay: 7
Committee Referrals
2026-01-27
H
Committee On Committees
2026-02-03
H
Postsecondary Education
2026-02-11
H
Rules
2026-02-18
S
Committee on Committees
2026-03-24
S
Education
2026-03-31
H
Rules
Amendments
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House Floor Amendment
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Senate Committee Substitute
Bill Text Versions
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Introduced
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Engrossed
Subjects
Boards and Commissions
Education, Higher
Effective Dates, Emergency
Universities and Colleges
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