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HB67Introduced in the House

AN ACT relating to schools and declaring an emergency.

Passed

Introduced by J.T. Payne, District 11

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Amend KRS 160.145, relating to unauthorized electronic communicating in schools, to expand existing definitions and define "private electronic communication," "qualified school volunteer," and "commercial, nonprofit, or local government affiliation"; limit the scope of unauthorized electronic communication to private electronic communication, and exclude designated types of communication from the scope of the requirement to obtain written parental consent prior to communicating outside of the traceable communication system; include designated Kentucky Department of Education and educational cooperative employees assigned to a school district to the scope of the requirement to obtain written consent; limit the scope of school volunteers subject to this section to qualified school volunteers; specify that the requirement to obtain written parental consent only applies to students enrolled within the same school district as the school district employee or qualified school volunteer; allow a local school district more flexibility in disciplinary actions arising from a violation of this section; allow a written parental consent form to designate more than 1 school district employee or qualified school volunteer; provide that the written consent may be revoked by the parent who filed the consent; require notice of the revocation to be sent to the identified school district employee or qualified school volunteer; prohibit a school or school district from refusing to accept parental consent forms; prohibit requiring parental consent forms under this section as a requirement for a student to participate in an academic, athletic, or extracurricular opportunity; provide an emergency exception to allow a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to communicate electronically without prior written parental consent if the individual discloses the communication after the fact; provide exceptions to allow a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to communicate electronically without prior written parental consent during and in direct relation to a fieldtrip or work-based learning opportunity; provide exceptions to permit a school district employee or qualified school volunteer to communicate electronically without prior written parental consent if the communication is directly related to a commercial, nonprofit, or local government affiliation that has been previously disclosed; permit school district employees to notify a school district of a commercial, nonprofit, or local government affiliation; require reasonable belief to trigger a duty to report unauthorized electronic communication; require parental notification for all material phases of an investigation of or disciplinary actions arising from unauthorized electronic communication with students; permit a school district to reconsider allowing previously prohibited volunteers; EMERGENCY.

Where it stands

signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 129)

April 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House: Veto Override RCS# 428 · April 1, 2026

92

Yes

0

No

8

Absent or Not Voting

100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Steven Rudy1Yes
Kimberly Holloway2Yes
Randy Bridges3Yes
Wade Williams4Yes
Mary Imes5Yes
Chris Freeland6Yes
Suzanne Miles7Yes
Walker Thomas8Yes
Myron Dossett9Yes
Josh Calloway10Absent

Bill history

  1. introduced in House

  2. to Committee on Committees (H)

  3. to Primary and Secondary Education (H)

  4. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

  5. 2nd reading, to Rules

  6. floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

  7. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 06 2026

  8. 3rd reading, passed 85-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)

  9. received in Senate

  10. to Committee on Committees (S)

  11. to Education (S)

  12. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

  13. 2nd reading, to Rules

  14. floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

  15. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026

  16. 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)

  17. received in House

  18. to Rules (H)

  19. posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)

  20. House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)

  21. received in Senate

  22. to Rules (S)

  23. posted for passage for receding from Senate Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Substitute (1)

  24. Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)

  25. Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate

  26. Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate

  27. Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate

  28. Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate

  29. Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate

  30. posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report

  31. Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate

  32. passed 37-0

  33. received in House

  34. to Rules (H)

  35. taken from Rules

  36. posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report

  37. Free Conference Committee report adopted in House

  38. passed 92-0

  39. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

  40. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

  41. delivered to Governor

  42. signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 129)

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