HB 49 KY

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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 322 to establish and grant scholarships through the Kentucky professional engineer and professional land surveyor incentive scholarship fund; declare legislative intent to address engineer and land surveyor development and needs by providing Kentucky residents with postsecondary scholarships; establish the Kentucky professional engineer and professional land surveyor incentive scholarship fund as a trust and agency accounts direct the engineer and land surveyor board to administer the fund and award scholarships to qualified applicants; require a written contract between the board and the recipient where the recipient agrees to obtain engineer or land surveyor licensure within 6 years of graduation and practice in Kentucky for at least 1 year for each year of scholarships granted; acquire moneys for the fund through penalties and fines, assessments from license renewals, and the board's budgeted funds; make the applicant's failure to complete the terms of the contract subject to recovery of the fund assistance, attorney's fees, and 8% annual interest; require the board to annually report its scholarship data to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations.

• E. Callaway Republican · primary
• G. Brown Jr. Democratic · primary
• R. Duvall Republican · primary
• J. Hodgson Republican · primary
• T. Huff Republican · primary
• M. Koch Republican · primary
• C. Lewis Republican · primary
• M. Lockett Republican · primary
• W. Thomas Republican · primary

1. Jan 7, 2026 introduced in House · lower
2. Jan 7, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Jan 14, 2026 to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) · lower
4. Feb 4, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · lower
5. Feb 5, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
6. Feb 9, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 10 2026 · lower
7. Feb 10, 2026 3rd reading, passed 97-0 · lower
8. Feb 11, 2026 received in Senate · upper
9. Feb 11, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
10. Mar 13, 2026 to Licensing & Occupations (S) · upper
11. Mar 17, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar · lower
12. Mar 18, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill · lower
13. Mar 20, 2026 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026 · lower
14. Mar 24, 2026 passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day · lower
15. Mar 25, 2026 3rd reading, passed 38-0 · lower
16. Mar 26, 2026 received in House · lower
17. Mar 26, 2026 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
18. Mar 26, 2026 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
19. Mar 26, 2026 delivered to Governor · lower
20. Apr 3, 2026 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 22) · lower