2025 Regular Session • Kentucky Legislature
HB397: AN ACT relating to human growth and development instruction.
Legislative Summary
Amend KRS 158.1415 to require a school district to adopt health curricula that includes human growth and development instruction that meets specific criteria; set restrictions for the instruction that grants parents an opportunity to review materials and opt their child out of instruction; provide that the Act may be cited as the Baby Olivia Act.
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Bill History
2/6/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/6/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Primary and Secondary Education(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 29
Primary Sponsor

Nancy Tate
Republican
Co-Sponsors (28)
Shane Baker
Republican
Kimberly Banta
Republican
Emily Callaway
Republican
Josh Calloway
Republican
Jennifer Henson Decker
Republican
Steven Doan
Republican
Ryan Dotson
Republican
Daniel Fister
Republican
Chris Fugate
Republican
Peyton Griffee
Republican
David Hale
Republican
Mark Hart
Republican
John Hodgson
Republican
Kimberly Holloway
Republican
Thomas Huff
Republican
DJ Johnson
Republican
Kim King
Republican
Candy Massaroni
Republican
Bobby McCool
Republican
Jason Nemes
Republican
Marianne Proctor
Republican
Steve Riley
Republican
T.J. Roberts
Republican
Walker Thomas
Republican
Aaron Thompson
Republican
James Tipton
Republican
Billy Wesley
Republican
Richard White
Republican