HB 670 KY Introduced
AN ACT relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in schools.
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Summary
Repeal and reenact KRS 158.178 to require that a public school or public charter school conspicuously display a copy of the Ten Commandments accompanied by text providing historical context in each elementary and secondary classroom; set requirements for the display; require private donations to be used to acquire copies; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for enforcement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require that public postsecondary education institutions conspicuously display a copy of the Ten Commandments in each classroom; set requirements for the display; require private donations to be used to acquire copies; require the Council on Postsecondary Education to promulgate administrative regulations for enforcement; amend KRS 158.195 to allow teachers and administrators to read or post the Ten Commandments in a public school building, classroom, or event.
Sponsors (19)
- J. Calloway Republican · primary
- R. White Republican · primary
- S. Baker Republican · primary
- E. Callaway Republican · primary
- J. Decker Republican · primary
- S. Doan Republican · primary
- R. Dotson Republican · primary
- D. Elliott Republican · primary
- C. Fugate Republican · primary
- D. Hale Republican · primary
- M. Hart Republican · primary
- J. Hodgson Republican · primary
- T. Huff Republican · primary
- DJ Johnson Republican · primary
- C. Massaroni Republican · primary
- M. Proctor Republican · primary
- F. Rabourn Republican · primary
- T. Roberts Republican · primary
- B. Wesley Republican · primary
Action history (3)
- Feb 18, 2026 introduced in House · lower
- Feb 18, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
- Feb 25, 2026 to Primary and Secondary Education (H) · lower
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