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Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 686: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Positive Youth Development Commission.

Passed one chamber 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 686 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky House on February 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Positive Youth Development Commission. Primary sponsor: Kim Moser (Republican), Kim Banta (Republican), Stephanie Dietz (Republican), Samara Heavrin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2026): returned to Committee on Committees (S).

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Official summary

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

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 210 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Positive Youth Development Commission; establish the positive youth development trust fund; amend KRS 200.503, 200.505, and 200.509 to require the State Interagency Council for Services and Supports to Children and Transition-Age Youth to direct regional interagency councils to coordinate with the Kentucky Positive Youth Development Commission to establish workgroups to perform community needs assessments, research opportunities for positive youth development programming, and apply for grants to fund and implement positive youth development programming; amend KRS 200.505 to add the state suicide prevention coordinator and Attorney General, or their designees, to the Interagency Council for Services and Support to Children and Transition-Age Youth.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kim MoserPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Kim BantaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Stephanie DietzPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Samara HeavrinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse18

“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 Committee on Committees (S)
  2. 2nd reading
  3. taken from Committee on Committees (S)
  4. returned to Committee on Committees (S)
  5. 1st reading
  6. taken from Committee on Committees (S)
  7. to Committee on Committees (S)
  8. received in Senate
  9. 3rd reading, passed 85-7 with Floor Amendments (1) and (2)
  10. floor amendment (2) filed
  11. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 26 2026
  12. floor amendment (1) filed

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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