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HB590Introduced in the House

AN ACT relating to benefits for Kentucky National Guard members.

IntroducedHouse Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection

Introduced by Steve Bratcher, District 25

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Amend KRS 164.5161 to define "spouse"; rename the National Guard Tuition Award Program the National Guard Tuition Scholarship Program; allow current National Guard members and their spouses up to 130 total credit hours at a postsecondary institution; allow the total number of credit hours to be transferrable between the member and his or her spouse; grant authority to the adjutant general to award up to 45 additional nontransferable credit hours within the program; amend KRS 164.5165 and 164.5169 to conform.

Where it stands

to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)

February 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. introduced in House

  2. to Committee on Committees (H)

  3. to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)

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