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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · January 29, 2026

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced January 21, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB461

AN ACT relating to human sexuality instruction in public schools.

Amend KRS 158.1415 to exclude puberty instruction from the prohibition of human sexuality instruction for students in the fifth grade and below; make human sexuality instruction opt-out for parents instead of opt-in.

Children and Minors Education, Elementary and Secondary Parental Rights Public Health

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This bill would change how schools handle human sexuality instruction in two ways. It would allow puberty instruction to be taught to students in fifth grade and below, which is currently prohibited under existing law. It would also shift the system so that parents would need to actively opt their child out of human sexuality instruction, rather than giving permission beforehand to opt in. Who it may affect: parents of public school students in elementary and middle grades, and public school educators.

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