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Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 162: AN ACT relating to children.

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

SB 162 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky Senate on February 4, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to children. Primary sponsor: Steve West (Republican), Matt Nunn (Republican), Gex Williams (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 25, 2026): to Committee on Committees (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 610.030 to provide that a diversion agreement shall require that a child refrain from conduct that constitutes cause for suspension or expulsion from school; provide that for a child against whom a complaint alleging beyond the control of the school has been filed, the diversion agreement shall require that if the child is suspended or expelled during the diversion, the child will immediately be considered to have failed diversion and be referred to the county attorney for formal court action; repeal KRS 635.020 regarding the creation of the family accountability, intervention, and response teams; amend various sections to conform.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve WestPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Matt NunnPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Gex WilliamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20

“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. to Committee on Committees (H)
  2. received in House
  3. 3rd reading, passed 30-7 with Committee Substitute (1)
  4. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 24 2026
  5. 2nd reading, to Rules
  6. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
  7. to Judiciary (S)
  8. to Committee on Committees (S)
  9. introduced in Senate

Sources

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