SB 160 KY Passed One Chamber
AN ACT relating to child-care centers and declaring an emergency.
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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)
- D. Carroll Republican · primary
Action history (16)
- Feb 3, 2026 introduced in Senate · upper
- Feb 3, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
- Feb 6, 2026 to Families & Children (S) · upper
- Feb 10, 2026 floor amendment (1) filed · upper
- Feb 10, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026 · upper
- Feb 12, 2026 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Floor Amendment (1) · upper
- Feb 13, 2026 received in House · lower
- Feb 13, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
- Mar 6, 2026 to Families & Children (H) · lower
- Mar 12, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · upper
- Mar 13, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · upper
- Mar 31, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026 · upper
- Apr 15, 2026 taken from the Orders of the Day · upper
- Apr 15, 2026 recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) · lower
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