Kentucky Senate Bill 3

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-03 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the calendar and procedures for a district superintendent and local board of education to adopt a school district budget; require that a budget must include a reserve of not less than 2%; amend KRS 160.431 to require the annual financial report and the Kentucky Department of Education's written report be published on the district financial disclosure website; amend KRS 160.463 to require a school district to maintain a district financial disclosure website; identify the information that shall be published on the website; amend KRS 157.440, 160.390, 160.460, 160.470, 160.473, 160.530, 160.550, and 424.250 to conform; require districts to publish the most recent information available on the district financial disclosure website upon the effective date of the Act.

AN ACT relating to school district finances.

Sen. Lindsey Tichenor [R]	Sen. Donald Douglas [R]	Sen. Greg Elkins [R]	Sen. Shelley Frommeyer [R]
Sen. Mike Wilson [R]

2026-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3791 (Y: 35 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-02-03	House	received in House
2026-02-02	Senate	3rd reading, passed 35-1 with Committee Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2)
2026-02-02	Senate	floor amendment (1) withdrawn
2026-01-30	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 02 2026
2026-01-30	Senate	floor amendment (2) filed
2026-01-30	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2026-01-29	Senate	floor amendment (1) filed
2026-01-29	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Amendment (1)
2026-01-28	Senate	to Education (S)
2026-01-21	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-01-21	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb3.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb3/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb3/bill.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/SB3/SCA1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/SB3/SFA1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/SB3/SFA2.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb3/vote_history.pdf