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Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 498: AN ACT establishing the Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 498 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky House on January 28, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT establishing the Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program. Primary sponsor: Robert Duvall (Republican), Steve Bratcher (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 15, 2026): recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to establish the Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program; define terms; establish the Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program fund; establish eligibility criteria for the program; direct the Education and Labor Cabinet to administer the program; provide payments to program providers for students who complete specified milestones; require program result reporting to the Kentucky Board of Education, the Secretary of State, and the Legislative Research Commission; specify a program end date of July 1, 2029.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Robert DuvallPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Steve BratcherPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse25

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
  2. returned to Rules
  3. taken from the Orders of the Day
  4. floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
  5. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026
  6. floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
  7. 2nd reading, to Rules
  8. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
  9. to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
  10. to Committee on Committees (H)
  11. introduced in House

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source