Kentucky House Bill 498

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-15 - recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to establish the Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program; define terms; establish the Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program fund; establish eligibility criteria for the program; direct the Education and Labor Cabinet to administer the program; provide payments to program providers for students who complete specified milestones; require program result reporting to the Kentucky Board of Education, the Secretary of State, and the Legislative Research Commission; specify a program end date of July 1, 2029.

AN ACT establishing the Adult Workforce Diploma Pilot Program.

Rep. Robert Duvall [R]

Rep. Steve Bratcher [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-15	House	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-03-26	House	returned to Rules
2026-03-26	House	taken from the Orders of the Day
2026-03-17	House	floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
2026-03-11	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026
2026-03-04	House	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2026-02-12	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-11	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-02-04	House	to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
2026-01-28	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-28	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb498.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb498/orig_bill.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB498/HCS1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB498/HFA1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB498/HFA2.pdf