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

Last action · January 30, 2026

To Families & Children (H)

Introduced January 22, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB473

AN ACT relating to the foster care system.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to prohibit housing a child in foster care in vehicles, state offices, hotels, motels, or short-term rentals except in emergency situations not exceeding 24 hours; require a child in foster care to be placed in kinship care placements, fictive kin placements, licensed foster family homes, or licensed child-caring facilities; prohibit moving a child in foster care more than 2 times per year unless extenuating circumstances necessitate the…

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This bill sets new rules for where and how often children in foster care can be moved or housed in Kentucky. It would ban placing foster children in vehicles, hotels, or government offices except in short-term emergencies, and would limit most children to no more than two placement moves per year. State officials would have to provide written explanations when a child is moved beyond the first placement, and a review board would track how often children are moved frequently. Who it may affect: children in foster care, foster families, kinship caregivers, and state child welfare workers.

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