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

Last action · February 9, 2026

To Families & Children (H)

Introduced February 2, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB537

AN ACT relating to child welfare.

Amend KRS 199.462 to prohibit an individual from being approved to provide foster care or relative caregiver services to a child, be considered a fictive kin placement for a child, or to receive a child for adoption if the individual or an adult or minor child living in the individual's home has been directed by a court to complete or attend sex offender treatment.

Children and Minors Courts Crimes and Punishments Public Safety Domestic Relations

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This bill would bar anyone from becoming a foster parent, relative caregiver, fictive kin placement, or adoptive parent if they, or anyone living in their home, has been ordered by a court to complete sex offender treatment. It applies to adults and minor children living in the household, not just the person seeking to care for a child. The change updates existing state law on who may be approved to provide care for children in…

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