Kentucky House Bill 1

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 19)
Status: Passed on March 17 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-17 - delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 4)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 14 to elect for the Commonwealth to participate in the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarship federal tax credit; designate the Secretary of State as the sole official authorized to report the state's election and submit the required list to the United States Secretary of the Treasury; require the Secretary of State to publish associated administrative regulations and other guidance on a website; authorize the Secretary of State to promulgate administrative regulations to carry out the program; authorize the Secretary of State to collect a fee and accept private contributions to pay for necessary costs and establish requirements for the administration of the funds; waive Eleventh Amendment immunity for the section; amend KRS 141.019 to exclude qualified contributions made to scholarship granting organizations from allowed individual income tax dedications.

AN ACT implementing the federal education opportunity program in Kentucky.

Rep. Kimberly Moser [R]	Rep. T.J. Roberts [R]	Rep. Jared Bauman [R]	Rep. Josh Calloway [R]
Rep. Jennifer Henson Decker [R]	Rep. Steven Doan [R]	Rep. Ryan Dotson [R]	Rep. Ken Fleming [R]
Rep. John Hodgson [R]	Rep. Chris Lewis [R]	Rep. Matt Lockett [R]	Rep. Candy Massaroni [R]
Rep. Jason Nemes [R]	Rep. David Osborne [R]	Rep. Marianne Proctor [R]	Rep. Felicia Rabourn [R]
Rep. Nancy Tate [R]	Rep. James Tipton [R]	Rep. Billy Wesley [R]

2026-03-17 - Senate - Senate: Veto Override RSN# 3943 (Y: 31 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-03-16 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 255 (Y: 77 N: 14 NV: 1 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3863 (Y: 33 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 134 (Y: 79 N: 17 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 133 (Y: 19 N: 30 NV: 0 Abs: 51) [FAIL]
2026-02-24 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 132 (Y: 19 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 37) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-17	Senate	delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 4)
2026-03-17	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2026-03-17	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2026-03-17	Senate	received in House
2026-03-17	House	passed 31-5
2026-03-17	House	veto overridden
2026-03-17	House	posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-03-17	House	taken from Rules
2026-03-17	House	to Rules (S)
2026-03-17	House	received in Senate
2026-03-16	Senate	passed 77-14-1
2026-03-16	Senate	veto overridden
2026-03-16	Senate	posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-03-16	Senate	taken from Rules
2026-03-16	Senate	to Rules (H)
2026-03-16	Senate	received in House
2026-03-13	House	Vetoed
2026-03-02	House	delivered to Governor
2026-03-02	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2026-02-27	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2026-02-27	House	received in House
2026-02-27	Senate	3rd reading, passed 33-5
2026-02-26	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 27 2026
2026-02-26	Senate	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-25	Senate	returned to Education (S)
2026-02-25	Senate	1st reading
2026-02-25	Senate	taken from Education (S)
2026-02-25	Senate	to Education (S)
2026-02-25	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-02-25	Senate	received in Senate
2026-02-24	House	3rd reading, passed 79-17 with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-02-24	House	floor amendment (3), (4), (5), and (6) filed to Committee Substitute
2026-02-24	House	placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-02-24	House	taken from Rules
2026-02-24	House	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-02-23	House	floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
2026-02-23	House	returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-23	House	2nd reading
2026-02-23	House	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-20	House	returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-20	House	1st reading
2026-02-20	House	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-19	House	to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-02-19	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-02-19	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb1.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb1/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb1/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0004.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB1/HFA1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB1/HFA2.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB1/HCS1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB1/HFA3.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB1/HFA4.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB1/HFA5.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB1/HFA6.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/hb1/HCS1FN.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb1/vote_history.pdf