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

Last action · February 13, 2026

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Introduced February 6, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB590

AN ACT relating to benefits for Kentucky National Guard members.

Amend KRS 164.5161 to define "spouse"; rename the National Guard Tuition Award Program the National Guard Tuition Scholarship Program; allow current National Guard members and their spouses up to 130 total credit hours at a postsecondary institution; allow the total number of credit hours to be transferrable between the member and his or her spouse; grant authority to the adjutant general to award up to 45 additional nontransferable credit hours within the program; amend KRS 164.5165 and 164.5169 to conform.

Education, Higher Military Affairs and Civil Defense National Guard Universities and Colleges

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This bill expands education benefits for Kentucky National Guard members by renaming the existing tuition award program and extending eligibility to cover spouses. It allows Guard members and their spouses to share a combined pool of up to 130 college credit hours, with those hours transferable between the two, and gives the adjutant general authority to award up to 45 additional credit hours on a case-by-case basis. Who it may affect: Kentucky National Guard members and their spouses pursuing college degrees or credits at postsecondary institutions.

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