House
Veto Override
2026 Regular Session
HB490
Log in to followAN ACT relating to employment at public postsecondary education institutions and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 164.360, 164.230, and 164.830 to allow for the removal of faculty members at public postsecondary education institutions for bona fide financial reasons; require the boards of regents and trustees of the institutions to establish the process for removal based on financial reasons with specified parameters; EMERGENCY.
Introduced: January 27, 2026
Last action: April 14, 2026
Delivered To Secretary Of State (Acts Ch. 169)
Legislative History
Jan 27, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 27, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 3, 2026 · House
To Postsecondary Education (H)
Feb 10, 2026 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Feb 11, 2026 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 12, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment (1) Filed (clerical)
Feb 13, 2026 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Tuesday, February 17 2026 (clerical)
Feb 17, 2026 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 72-21 With Floor Amendment (1) (clerical)
Primary Sponsor
aaron.thompson@kylegislature.gov
Co-sponsors (1)
James.Tipton@kylegislature.gov
Roll calls
February 17, 2026
House: 3rd reading, passed 72-21 with Floor Amendment (1)
Yea: 72
Nay: 21
March 27, 2026
Senate: 3rd reading, passed 30-7 with Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 30
Nay: 7