---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to seizure disorders in schools. Amend KRS 159.832 to apply defined terms through KRS 158.838 and define \"seizure action plan\"; amend KRS 158.838 to include any medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder symptoms; require seizure disorder trainings to comply with Epilepsy Foundation of America guidelines; require parent or guardian of student diagnosed with a seizure disorder to collaborate with school personnel to create a seizure action plan; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations regarding contents and development of seizure action plans; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require every public school to provide a seizure education program; require Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for development and implementation of the seizure education program; amend KRS 158.070 to require a minimum of one hour of self-study review of seizure disorder materials annually for all principals, guidance counselors, and teachers; provide that the Act may be cited as the Lindsey Crunk Act."
description: "AN ACT relating to seizure disorders in schools. Amend KRS 159.832 to apply defined terms through KRS 158.838 and define \"seizure action plan\"; amend KRS 158.838 to include any medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder symptoms; require seizure disorder trainings to comply with Epilepsy Foundation of America guidelines; require parent or guardian of student diagnosed with a seizure disorder to collaborate with school personnel to create a seizure action plan; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations regarding contents and development of seizure action plans; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require every public school to provide a seizure education program; require Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for development and implementation of the seizure education program; amend KRS 158.070 to require a minimum of one hour of self-study review of seizure disorder materials annually for all principals, guidance counselors, and teachers; provide that the Act may be cited as the Lindsey Crunk Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2018RS"
identifier: "HB 147"
citation: "Kentucky HB 147 (2018RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Reed", "D. Bentley", "D. Horlander", "J. Carney", "J. Greer", "M. Hart", "M. Prunty", "P. Pratt", "S. Riley"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-05"
last_action: "2018-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbf0c6b2-07a6-4ec7-acca-e1714d641fa4"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB147.htm"
source_hash: "1c934fa7615e74c301ad9c7e775cc9c3fd0684c5e083cab676fa7189a40cb721"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 147 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to seizure disorders in schools. Amend KRS 159.832 to apply defined terms through KRS 158.838 and define "seizure action plan"; amend KRS 158.838 to include any medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder symptoms; require seizure disorder trainings to comply with Epilepsy Foundation of America guidelines; require parent or guardian of student diagnosed with a seizure disorder to collaborate with school personnel to create a seizure action plan; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations regarding contents and development of seizure action plans; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require every public school to provide a seizure education program; require Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for development and implementation of the seizure education program; amend KRS 158.070 to require a minimum of one hour of self-study review of seizure disorder materials annually for all principals, guidance counselors, and teachers; provide that the Act may be cited as the Lindsey Crunk Act.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 147 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB147/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB147/HFA1.pdf)
3. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB147/HFA2.pdf)
4. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB147/HFA3.pdf)
5. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB147/bill.pdf)
6. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB147/SCS1.pdf)

## Sponsors

- B. Reed — primary (person)
- D. Bentley — primary (person)
- D. Horlander — primary (person)
- J. Carney — primary (person)
- J. Greer — primary (person)
- M. Hart — primary (person)
- M. Prunty — primary (person)
- P. Pratt — primary (person)
- S. Riley — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-05** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2018-01-09** To Education (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-18** Posted in committee
- **2018-01-23** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
- **2018-01-23** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-01-24** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-01-25** Recommitted to Education (H)
- **2018-01-25** Floor amendment (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-22** Floor amendment (3) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-02** Taken from Education (H)
- **2018-03-02** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-06** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 7, 2018
- **2018-03-07** 3rd reading, passed 92-1 with floor amendments (1) and (3) `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received in Senate
- **2018-03-09** To Education (S) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-20** Taken from Education (S)
- **2018-03-20** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2018-03-20** Returned to Education (S)
- **2018-03-21** Taken from Education (S)
- **2018-03-21** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2018-03-21** Returned to Education (S)
- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill
- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 27, 2018
- **2018-03-27** 3rd reading, passed 36-1 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-27** Received in House
- **2018-03-27** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-02** Taken from Rules (H)
- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2018-04-02** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2018-04-02** Bill passed 90-1
- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2018-04-02** Delivered to Governor
- **2018-04-13** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 153) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbf0c6b2-07a6-4ec7-acca-e1714d641fa4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).