Kentucky bills · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB 253
AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
No sponsor recorded.
Summary
Official abstract published by the Kentucky legislature· Summary of Original Version
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish an approved list of reading curriculum and interventions that do not use a three-cueing system; prohibit school districts from using any curriculum or program that employs a three-cueing system; prohibit the use of a three-cueing system in teacher professional development; require the Educational Professional Standards Board to promulgate administrative regulations establishing curriculum for each approved educator preparation program; amend KRS 158.307 to require rather than allow local boards of education to develop a policy on dyslexia; require rather than allow the policy to include listed items; amend KRS 164.304 to require postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs to include instruction on dyslexia by the 2027-2028 school year, rather than the instruction being contingent on funding availability; amend KRS 164.306 to specify that educator preparation programs shall use evidence-based reading instruction and intervention programs and shall not provide instruction on a three-cueing system; amend KRS 161.028 to require the board to include in the standards set for teacher preparation programs that the programs shall use evidence-based reading instruction and intervention programs and shall not provide instruction on a three-cueing system.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 House | Final Passage | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
| Mar 25, 2026 House | PASS HB 253 w/ SCS 1, SFA 2, SFA 3 (T) | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 House | Pass | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 · House
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 74) - Mar 31, 2026 · House
delivered to Governor - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate - Mar 31, 2026 · House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House - Mar 31, 2026 · House
passed 93-1 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (3-title) - Mar 27, 2026 · House
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendments (2) and (3-title) and Committee Substitute (1) - Mar 26, 2026 · House
to Rules (H) - Mar 26, 2026 · House
received in House - Mar 25, 2026 · House
passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (3-title) - Mar 25, 2026 · House
floor amendment (1) withdrawn - Mar 25, 2026 · House
3rd reading - Mar 24, 2026 · House
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day - Mar 20, 2026 · House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026 - Mar 20, 2026 · House
floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (3-title) filed to bill - Mar 20, 2026 · House
2nd reading, to Rules - Mar 19, 2026 · House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
to Education (S) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
to Committee on Committees (S) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
received in Senate - Feb 12, 2026 · House
3rd reading, passed 94-1 with Committee Substitute (1) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 11 2026 - Feb 5, 2026 · House
2nd reading, to Rules - Feb 4, 2026 · House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) - Jan 15, 2026 · House
to Primary and Secondary Education (H) - Jan 8, 2026 · House
to Committee on Committees (H) - Jan 8, 2026 · House
introduced in House