HB 537 KY

Introduced

AN ACT relating to child welfare.

KY · session 2026RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Feb 2, 2026

Latest action (Feb 9, 2026) to Families & Children (H)

Summary

Amend KRS 199.462 to prohibit an individual from being approved to provide foster care or relative caregiver services to a child, be considered a fictive kin placement for a child, or to receive a child for adoption if the individual or an adult or minor child living in the individual's home has been directed by a court to complete or attend sex offender treatment.

Sponsors (2)

J. Bauman Republican · primary
K. King Republican · primary

Action history (3)

Feb 2, 2026 introduced in House · lower
Feb 2, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
Feb 9, 2026 to Families & Children (H) · lower

Subjects

Children And MinorsCourtsCrimes And PunishmentsDomestic RelationsPublic Safety

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