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State Government / Kentucky / Legislation / SB 46

SB 46Session 2026RSSenateBecame law

AN ACT relating to school transportation and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 156.153 to permit schools to use non-school bus passenger vehicles designed for 10, instead of 9, or fewer passengers; limit statewide driver qualification, training, and drug testing requirements to drivers of non-school bus passenger vehicles along regular bus routes and permit local school boards to adopt district policies on the use of those vehicles to and from approved school activities; exclude parents transporting students to and from school pursuant to a compensation agreement from the requirements of the section; amend KRS 160.380 to conform; EMERGENCY.

Latest development · Mar 27, 2026

signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 7)

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Session
2026RS
Introduced
Jan 7, 2026
Latest passage
Mar 24, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

EducationTransportation

Source subjects

Boards And CommissionsEducation, Elementary And SecondaryEffective Dates, EmergencyTeachersTransportation

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Bill

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Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

No sponsor information is currently available for this bill.

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View full action timeline27 actions⌄
  1. Mar 27, 2026

    signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 7)

    Executive SignatureSenate
  2. Mar 24, 2026

    delivered to Governor

    Senate
  3. Mar 24, 2026

    enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    PassageHouse
  4. Mar 24, 2026

    enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    PassageSenate
  5. Mar 24, 2026

    passed 36-0

    PassageSenate
  6. Mar 24, 2026

    Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2)

    Senate
  7. Mar 24, 2026

    posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2)

    Senate
  8. Mar 24, 2026

    taken from Rules

    Senate
  9. Mar 24, 2026

    to Rules (S)

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  10. Mar 24, 2026

    received in Senate

    Senate
  11. Mar 20, 2026

    3rd reading, passed 87-2 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2)

    PassageReading 3Senate
  12. Mar 19, 2026

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026

    Senate
  13. Mar 19, 2026

    floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  14. Mar 19, 2026

    2nd reading, to Rules

    Reading 2Senate
  15. Mar 18, 2026

    floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  16. Mar 18, 2026

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

    Committee PassageSenate
  17. Mar 9, 2026

    to Primary and Secondary Education (H)

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  18. Jan 23, 2026

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  19. Jan 23, 2026

    received in House

    House
  20. Jan 22, 2026

    3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

    PassageReading 3Senate
  21. Jan 20, 2026

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 22, 2026

    Senate
  22. Jan 20, 2026

    floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  23. Jan 16, 2026

    2nd reading, to Rules

    Reading 2Senate
  24. Jan 15, 2026

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

    Committee PassageSenate
  25. Jan 14, 2026

    to Education (S)

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  26. Jan 7, 2026

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  27. Jan 7, 2026

    introduced in Senate

    IntroductionSenate

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SR 240Updated Apr 15, 2026

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Source data last updated Aug 20, 2026.