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SB160 Senate Bill
Passed
2026-02-13

AN ACT relating to child-care centers and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 199.896 to establish standards and factors for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to consider in determining whether to issue a plan of correction, directed plan of correction or suspension or revocation of a child-care license in response to any alleged violation of an administrative regulation by a child-care center; require that a single violation of a directed plan of correction not result in a suspension or revocation of a child-care center's license unless the violation is solely determined to be solely enough to justify the action; permit documentation to be submitted to the cabinet up to 5 business days following a request; require weekly support contacts for a child-care center with a preliminary license; prohibit the cabinet from issuing violations during the probationary period; permit but not require the inspector general, the inspector general's designee, or other cabinet representative, to take actions relating to a child-care center license; make technical corrections; apply provisions of the Act to pending and not yet final actions related to licensed child-care centers, and to all actions that occur on or after the effective date; EMERGENCY.

Bill Details

State

Kentucky

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb160....

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Sponsors

Danny Carroll (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-03-31 H posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026
2026-03-13 H 2nd reading, to Rules
2026-03-12 H reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2026-03-06 H to Families & Children (H)
2026-02-13 H to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-02-13 H received in House
2026-02-12 S 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
2026-02-11 S posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026
2026-02-11 S 2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-10 S reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2026-02-10 S floor amendment (1) filed
2026-02-06 S to Families & Children (S)
2026-02-03 S to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-02-03 S introduced in Senate

Votes

2026-02-12 Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3815 Yea: 38 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-02-03 S Committee on Committees
2026-02-06 S Families & Children
2026-02-11 S Rules
2026-02-13 H Committee On Committees
2026-03-06 H Families & Children
2026-03-13 H Rules

Amendments

0000-00-00 Senate Floor Amendment

Bill Text Versions

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

Subjects

Licensing Children and Minors Effective Dates, Emergency Occupations and Professions State Agencies Technical Corrections

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