Kentucky bills · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB 257
AN ACT relating to the education assessment and accountability system.
- 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; permit local school districts to develop and implement a local accountability system; require data publication on the local accountability system; require the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) to provide technical assistance in the development of local accountability; permit KDE to incentivize local accountability; set the time frame for requiring local accountability in all local school districts; authorize the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate necessary administrative regulations; amend KRS 158.6453 to update terminology regarding academic standards; remove specific writing and editing and mechanics as required summative assessments; require KDE to incorporate a writing program into academic standards and professional development; require school-based decision making councils to adopt a writing program policy and publish it on the school's website; remove requirement for KDE to establish recommendations on using preliminary assessment data to identify students for advanced coursework; amend KRS 158.6455 to add individual student growth metric and student engagement as state indicators in the accountability system, remove quality of school climate and safety as state indicator, remove "status" and "change" metrics from state accountability system; amend KRS 158.6459, 164.7874, and 157.069 to conform.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 257 | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
| Apr 1, 2026 House | Final Passage | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
| Mar 27, 2026 House | PASS HB 257 w/ SCS 1, SFA 6 | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | Pass | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 · House
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 138) - Apr 1, 2026 · House
delivered to Governor - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate - Apr 1, 2026 · House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House - Apr 1, 2026 · House
passed 84-2 - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Free Conference Committee report adopted in House - Apr 1, 2026 · House
posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report - Apr 1, 2026 · House
taken from Rules - Apr 1, 2026 · House
to Rules (H) - Apr 1, 2026 · House
received in House - Apr 1, 2026 · House
passed 30-6 - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate - Apr 1, 2026 · House
posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (6) - Apr 1, 2026 · House
posted for passage for receding from Senate Floor Amendment (6) and Committee Substitute (1) - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
to Rules (S) - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
received in Senate - Mar 31, 2026 · House
House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (6) - Mar 31, 2026 · House
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (6) - Mar 31, 2026 · House
to Rules (H) - Mar 31, 2026 · House
received in House - Mar 27, 2026 · House
passed 32-5 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (6) - Mar 27, 2026 · House
Floor Amendments (2), (3), (4), (5) and (7) withdrawn - Mar 27, 2026 · House
3rd reading - Mar 26, 2026 · House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026 - Mar 20, 2026 · House
floor amendment (6) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (7) filed to bill - Mar 20, 2026 · House
floor amendments (2) and (5) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendments (1-title), (3) and (4) 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) - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
to Education (S) - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
to Committee on Committees (S) - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
received in Senate - Feb 17, 2026 · House
3rd reading, passed 92-1 with Committee Substitute (1) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 17 2026 - Feb 5, 2026 · House
2nd reading, to Rules - Feb 4, 2026 · House
floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute - 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