Kentucky bills · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB 497
AN ACT relating to postsecondary tuition waivers.
- 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
Amend KRS 164.515 to make the amount of tuition waived for the spouse or child of designated permanently disabled veterans a last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.2841 to make the amount tuition waived for the survivor of police officer, firefighter, or volunteer firefighter killed in line of duty last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.2842 to make the amount of tuition waived for the survivor of police officer, firefighter, or volunteer firefighter permanently and totally disabled in line of duty a last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.507 to make the amount of tuition waived for the non-married spouse or child of a deceased veteran a last-dollar scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and mandatory fees less any state or federal grants; amend KRS 164.020 to delete the tuition waiver for employees and faculty of state and locally operated secondary area technology center staff.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 House | Pass | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
| Feb 25, 2026 House | Adopt | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
to Committee on Committees (S) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
received in Senate - 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
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute - Feb 11, 2026 · House
2nd reading, to Rules - Feb 10, 2026 · House
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute - Feb 10, 2026 · House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) - Feb 4, 2026 · House
to Postsecondary Education (H) - Jan 28, 2026 · House
to Committee on Committees (H) - Jan 28, 2026 · House
introduced in House