Kentucky House Bill 855

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-10 - to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Pending: House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 116.025 to permit voters 16 and 17 years of age to vote in local school board elections upon local approval by a school board; create a new section of KRS Chapter 116 to require county clerks to administer the registration and voting of persons 16 and 17 years of age; allow voters who are 16 and 17 years of age to receive ballots limited to school board contests; require the State Board of Elections to promulgate administrative regulations to establish the procedure for persons 16 and 17 years of age to register and vote for school board elections.

AN ACT relating to persons entitled to vote.

Rep. Rachel Roarx [D]	Rep. Anne Donworth [D]	Rep. George Brown [D]	Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]
Rep. Sarah Stalker [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-10	House	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
2026-03-03	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-03-03	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb855.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb855/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/hb855/LM.pdf