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SB 160 KY
Passed One Chamber

AN ACT relating to child-care centers and declaring an emergency.

KY · session 2026RS · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 3, 2026

Latest action (Apr 15, 2026) recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Summary

Amend KRS 199.896 to establish standards and factors for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to consider in determining whether to issue a plan of correction, directed plan of correction or suspension or revocation of a child-care license in response to any alleged violation of an administrative regulation by a child-care center; require that a single violation of a directed plan of correction not result in a suspension or revocation of a child-care center's license unless the violation is solely determined to be solely enough to justify the action; permit documentation to be submitted to the cabinet up to 5 business days following a request; require weekly support contacts for a child-care center with a preliminary license; prohibit the cabinet from issuing violations during the probationary period; permit but not require the inspector general, the inspector general's designee, or other cabinet representative, to take actions relating to a child-care center license; make technical corrections; apply provisions of the Act to pending and not yet final actions related to licensed child-care centers, and to all actions that occur on or after the effective date; EMERGENCY.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (16)

  1. Feb 3, 2026 introduced in Senate · upper
  2. Feb 3, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
  3. Feb 6, 2026 to Families & Children (S) · upper
  4. Feb 10, 2026 floor amendment (1) filed · upper
  5. Feb 10, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · upper
  6. Feb 11, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · upper
  7. Feb 11, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026 · upper
  8. Feb 12, 2026 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Floor Amendment (1) · upper
  9. Feb 13, 2026 received in House · lower
  10. Feb 13, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  11. Mar 6, 2026 to Families & Children (H) · lower
  12. Mar 12, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · upper
  13. Mar 13, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · upper
  14. Mar 31, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026 · upper
  15. Apr 15, 2026 taken from the Orders of the Day · upper
  16. Apr 15, 2026 recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) · lower
Subjects
Children And MinorsEffective Dates, EmergencyLicensingOccupations And ProfessionsState AgenciesTechnical Corrections

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