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Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 649: AN ACT relating to education.

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 649 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky House on February 17, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to education. Primary sponsor: Scott Lewis (Republican), Timmy Truett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 17, 2026): returned to Primary and Secondary Education (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.

Amend KRS 160.210 to require a county school district having reached an end-of-year enrollment of 25,000 or more students to add 2 board members appointed by the Auditor of Public Accounts; require the appointed members to reside in the district, hold bachelor's degrees, and have at least 5 years of finance experience; specify that appointed members shall not serve more than 2 consecutive terms; amend KRS 156.132 to authorize the commissioner of education to remove an appointed local board member for malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetence, or gross neglect of duty; amend KRS 160.160, 160.170, 160.180, and 160.190 to conform; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scott LewisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Timmy TruettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse89

“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. returned to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
  2. 2nd reading
  3. taken from Primary and Secondary Education (H)
  4. returned to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
  5. 1st reading
  6. taken from Primary and Secondary Education (H)
  7. to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
  8. to Committee on Committees (H)
  9. introduced in House

Sources

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