Kentucky bills · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB 46
AN ACT relating to school transportation and declaring an emergency.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
No sponsor recorded.
Summary
Official abstract published by the Kentucky legislature· Summary of Original Version
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.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 46 w/ HCS 1, HFA 2 | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
| Mar 20, 2026 Senate | Pass | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 Senate | PASS SB 46 w scs 1 | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
Actions
- Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 7) - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
delivered to Governor - Mar 24, 2026 · House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
passed 36-0 - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2) - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2) - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
taken from Rules - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
to Rules (S) - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
received in Senate - Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
3rd reading, passed 87-2 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2) - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026 - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
2nd reading, to Rules - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) - Mar 9, 2026 · House
to Primary and Secondary Education (H) - Jan 23, 2026 · House
to Committee on Committees (H) - Jan 23, 2026 · House
received in House - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) - Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 22, 2026 - Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute - Jan 16, 2026 · Senate
2nd reading, to Rules - Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
to Education (S) - Jan 7, 2026 · Senate
to Committee on Committees (S) - Jan 7, 2026 · Senate
introduced in Senate