House
Veto Override
2026 Regular Session

HB379

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AN ACT relating to postsecondary education.

Amend KRS 164.001 to remove the definition of "committee," "P-16 council," and "remedial education"; amend KRS 164.013 to conform; amend KRS 164.0211 to attach the Board of Student Body Presidents to the Council on Postsecondary Education for administration and organization purposes; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to codify the existing Commonwealth Education Continuum; establish governance and membership of the continuum; establish the duties of the continuum; provide that the administrative and support staff of the continuum shall be provided by the council; direct the continuum to submit an annual report and establish the contents of the report; amend KRS 164.330 to remove requirement for board of regents meetings to be held within 30 days of an appointment; amend various KRS sections to conform; repeal KRS 164.003, 164.004, 164.0285, 164.0286, 164.0287, 164.0268, and 164.033.

Education, Elementary and SecondaryEducation, HigherState AgenciesUniversities and Colleges

Introduced: January 14, 2026

Last action: April 14, 2026

Delivered To Secretary Of State (Acts Ch. 171)
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Legislative History

Jan 14, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 14, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Jan 22, 2026 · House
To Postsecondary Education (H)
Feb 3, 2026 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar With Committee Substitute (1)
Feb 4, 2026 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 12, 2026 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Friday, February 13 2026 (clerical)
Feb 13, 2026 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 92-0 With Committee Substitute (1) (clerical)
Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Received In Senate

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Shane Baker
Shane Baker

Representative · House District 085

Primary sponsor
Shane.Baker@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (1)

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James Tipton

Representative · House District 053

Co-sponsor
James.Tipton@kylegislature.gov

Roll calls

February 13, 2026

House: 3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

Yea: 92
Nay: 0
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March 25, 2026

Senate: 3rd reading, passed 38-0

Yea: 38
Nay: 0
April 14, 2026

House floor vote

Yea: 80
Nay: 17
April 14, 2026

Senate floor vote

Yea: 32
Nay: 6