In Committee
2026 Regular Session
HB855
Log in to followAN ACT relating to persons entitled to vote.
Amend KRS 116.025 to permit voters 16 and 17 years of age to vote in local school board elections upon local approval by a school board; create a new section of KRS Chapter 116 to require county clerks to administer the registration and voting of persons 16 and 17 years of age; allow voters who are 16 and 17 years of age to receive ballots limited to school board contests; require the State Board of Elections to promulgate administrative regulations to establish the procedure for persons 16 and 17 years of age to register and vote for school board elections.
Local MandateBoards and CommissionsChildren and MinorsCounty ClerksElections and VotingState Agencies
Introduced: March 3, 2026
Last action: March 10, 2026
To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Legislative History
Mar 3, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Mar 3, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Mar 10, 2026 · House
To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Primary Sponsor
rachel.roarx@kylegislature.gov
Co-sponsors (4)
anne.donworth@kylegislature.gov
George.Brown@kylegislature.gov
beverly.chesterburton@kylegislature.gov
sarah.stalker@kylegislature.gov
