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IntroducedJan 28, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 25, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kentucky House Bill
AN ACT relating to postsecondary tuition waivers.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 26, 2026: to Committee on Committees (S)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 497
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 57
- Baker
- Duvall
- Heavrin
- Moser
- Thomas
- Banta
- Elliott
- Thomas Huff
- Neighbors
- Thompson
- Bivens
- Fister
- Imes
- Nemes
- Tipton
- Blanton
- Flannery
- Johnson
- Osborne
- Truett
- Bowling
- Freeland
- Koch
- Payne
- Upchurch
- Branscum
- Fugate
- Lawrence
- Petrie
- Wesley
- Steve Bratcher
- Gooch
- Lewis C
- Pollock
- Whitaker
- Bray
- Griffee
- Lockett
- Rudy
- White
- Bridges
- Grossl
- McPherson
- Sharp
- Williams
- Callaway
- Hale
- Meredith
- Smith
- Wilson
- Dossett
- Hampton
- Miles
- Tate
- Witten
- Dotson
- Hart
NO: 21
NOT VOTING: 22
YES: 56
- Baker
- Elliott
- Imes
- Moser
- Thomas
- Bivens
- Fister
- Johnson
- Neighbors
- Thompson
- Blanton
- Flannery
- Koch
- Nemes
- Tipton
- Bowling
- Fugate
- Lawrence
- Osborne
- Truett
- Branscum
- Gooch
- Lehman
- Payne
- Upchurch
- Steve Bratcher
- Griffee
- Lewis C
- Petrie
- Wesley
- Bray
- Grossl
- Derek Lewis
- Pollock
- Whitaker
- Bridges
- Hale
- Lockett
- Rudy
- White
- Callaway
- Hampton
- McPherson
- Sharp
- Williams
- Dossett
- Heavrin
- Meredith
- Smith
- Wilson
- Dotson
- Thomas Huff
- Miles
- Tate
- Witten
- Duvall
NO: 36
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- received in Senate
- to Committee on Committees (S)
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- 3rd reading, passed 56-36 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3)
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 19 2026
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- 2nd reading, to Rules
- floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- to Postsecondary Education (H)
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- introduced in House
- to Committee on Committees (H)
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