2022 Regular Session • Kentucky Legislature
HB44: AN ACT relating to local school districts.
Legislative Summary
Amend KRS 159.035 to require a local school district's attendance policy to include provisions for a student's mental or behavioral health status.
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Bill History
8/4/2021
Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
House of Representatives
1/4/2022
introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/4/2022
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
1/8/2022
to Education (H)
House of Representatives
1/11/2022
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
House of Representatives
1/12/2022
2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
1/13/2022
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, January 18, 2022
House of Representatives
1/18/2022
3rd reading, passed 94-0
House of Representatives
1/18/2022
received in Senate
Senate
1/18/2022
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
1/20/2022
to Education (S)
Senate
3/17/2022
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
Senate
3/18/2022
2nd reading, to Rules
Senate
3/29/2022
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Senate
3/30/2022
3rd reading, passed 33-3 with Committee Substitute (1)
Senate
3/30/2022
received in House
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
to Rules (H)
House of Representatives
4/13/2022
taken from Rules
House of Representatives
4/13/2022
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
House of Representatives
4/13/2022
House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
House of Representatives
4/13/2022
received in Senate
Senate
4/13/2022
to Rules (S)
Senate
4/13/2022
posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1)
Senate
4/13/2022
Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1)
Senate
4/13/2022
Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
Senate
4/13/2022
Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate
Senate
4/13/2022
Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
Senate
4/13/2022
Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
Senate
4/13/2022
Free Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate
Senate
4/14/2022
posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report (1)
Senate
4/14/2022
Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
Senate
4/14/2022
passed 30-3
Senate
4/14/2022
received in House
House of Representatives
4/14/2022
to Rules (H)
House of Representatives
4/14/2022
posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
House of Representatives
4/14/2022
Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
House of Representatives
4/14/2022
passed 95-0
House of Representatives
4/14/2022
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
House of Representatives
4/14/2022
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
House of Representatives
4/14/2022
delivered to Governor
House of Representatives
4/20/2022
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 228)
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate Committee Substitute
Senate Committee Substitute 1
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 2374
4/14/2022
30
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS# 569
4/14/2022
95
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 2317
3/30/2022
33
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS# 29
1/18/2022
94
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/20/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 7
Democrat: 10
Primary Sponsor
Bobby McCool
Republican
Co-Sponsors (16)
Lisa Willner
Democrat
Tina Bojanowski
Democrat
Ken Fleming
Republican
Jim Gooch
Republican
Joni Jenkins
Democrat
Nima Kulkarni
Democrat
Ed Massey
Republican
Charles Miller
Democrat
Jerry Miller
Republican
Patti Minter
Democrat
Ruth Palumbo
Democrat
Rachel Roberts
Democrat
Steve Sheldon
Republican
Pamela Stevenson
Democrat
Billy Wesley
Republican
Buddy Wheatley
Democrat