2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB661: AN ACT relating to the transportation of students and declaring an emergency.

Legislative Summary

Amend KRS 189.540 to authorize the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to govern the operation of passenger vehicles used to transport students that are owned, leased, or privately contracted by school districts; provide that operators of a passenger vehicle that is owned, leased, or privately contracted by the district to transport students shall possess a valid Class D operator's license; EMERGENCY.

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Bill History

2/18/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 06, 2025
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
3rd reading, passed 92-0
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
received in Senate
Senate
3/7/2025
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
3/7/2025
to Education (S)
Senate

Roll Call Votes

House: Third Reading RCS# 179
3/6/2025
92
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197021.1 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197021.2 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image3/7/202523.5 KB