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2026 Regular Session

SB160

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AN ACT relating to child-care centers and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 199.896 to establish standards and factors for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to consider in determining whether to issue a plan of correction, directed plan of correction or suspension or revocation of a child-care license in response to any alleged violation of an administrative regulation by a child-care center; require that a single violation of a directed plan of correction not result in a suspension or revocation of a child-care center's license unless the violation is solely determined to be solely enough to justify the action; permit documentation to be submitted to the cabinet up to 5 business days following a request; require weekly support contacts for a child-care center with a preliminary license; prohibit the cabinet from issuing violations during the probationary period; permit but not require the inspector general, the inspector general's designee, or other cabinet representative, to take actions relating to a child-care center license; make technical corrections; apply provisions of the Act to pending and not yet final actions related to licensed child-care centers, and to all actions that occur on or after the effective date; EMERGENCY.

LicensingChildren and MinorsEffective Dates, EmergencyOccupations and ProfessionsState AgenciesTechnical Corrections

Introduced: February 3, 2026

Last action: April 15, 2026

Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (H)
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Legislative History

Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
To Families & Children (S)
Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Floor Amendment (1) Filed (clerical)
Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Thursday, February 12 2026 (clerical)
Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 38-0 With Floor Amendment (1) (clerical)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Danny Carroll
Danny Carroll

Senator · Senate District 02

Primary sponsor
Danny.Carroll@kylegislature.gov
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Roll calls

February 12, 2026

Senate: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Floor Amendment (1)

Yea: 38
Nay: 0
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