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HB490 House Bill
Passed
2026-02-18

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

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb490....

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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

0000-00-00 House Floor Amendment
0000-00-00 Senate Committee Substitute

Bill Text Versions

0000-00-00 Introduced
0000-00-00 Engrossed

Subjects

Boards and Commissions Education, Higher Effective Dates, Emergency Universities and Colleges

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