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HB1Introduced in the House

AN ACT implementing the federal education opportunity program in Kentucky.

Passed

Introduced by Kimberly Moser, District 64

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 14 to elect for the Commonwealth to participate in the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarship federal tax credit; designate the Secretary of State as the sole official authorized to report the state's election and submit the required list to the United States Secretary of the Treasury; require the Secretary of State to publish associated administrative regulations and other guidance on a website; authorize the Secretary of State to promulgate administrative regulations to carry out the program; authorize the Secretary of State to collect a fee and accept private contributions to pay for necessary costs and establish requirements for the administration of the funds; waive Eleventh Amendment immunity for the section; amend KRS 141.019 to exclude qualified contributions made to scholarship granting organizations from allowed individual income tax dedications.

Where it stands

delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 4)

March 17, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: Veto Override RSN# 3943 · March 17, 2026

31

Yes

5

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

38 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Jason Howell1Yes
Danny Carroll2Yes
Craig Richardson3Yes
Robert Mills4Yes
Stephen Meredith5Absent
Lindsey Tichenor6Yes
Aaron Reed7Yes
Gary Boswell8Yes
David Givens9Yes
Matthew Deneen10Yes

Bill history

  1. introduced in House

  2. to Committee on Committees (H)

  3. to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

  4. taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)

  5. 1st reading

  6. returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

  7. taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)

  8. 2nd reading

  9. returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

  10. floor amendments (1) and (2) filed

  11. reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)

  12. taken from Rules

  13. placed in the Orders of the Day

  14. floor amendment (3), (4), (5), and (6) filed to Committee Substitute

  15. 3rd reading, passed 79-17 with Committee Substitute (1)

  16. received in Senate

  17. to Committee on Committees (S)

  18. to Education (S)

  19. taken from Education (S)

  20. 1st reading

  21. returned to Education (S)

  22. reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules

  23. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 27 2026

  24. 3rd reading, passed 33-5

  25. received in House

  26. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

  27. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

  28. delivered to Governor

  29. Vetoed

  30. received in House

  31. to Rules (H)

  32. taken from Rules

  33. posted for consideration of Governor's veto

  34. veto overridden

  35. passed 77-14-1

  36. received in Senate

  37. to Rules (S)

  38. taken from Rules

  39. posted for consideration of Governor's veto

  40. veto overridden

  41. passed 31-5

  42. received in House

  43. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

  44. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

  45. delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 4)

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