---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to in-state tuition for Kentucky National Guard members. Amend KRS 164.2844 to require any active member of the Kentucky National Guard to be treated as a Kentucky resident for tuition purposes when enrolling in a Kentucky public postsecondary institution."
description: "AN ACT relating to in-state tuition for Kentucky National Guard members. Amend KRS 164.2844 to require any active member of the Kentucky National Guard to be treated as a Kentucky resident for tuition purposes when enrolling in a Kentucky public postsecondary institution."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2017RS"
identifier: "SB 136"
citation: "Kentucky SB 136 (2017RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-02-08"
last_action: "2017-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b439d78a-08cf-4a07-8756-c4a9d786b7af"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB136.htm"
source_hash: "153e00a099461dcb0be15ef62a6b62d7e1defaaa798bd94f266e54624969e5cf"
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 SB 136 (2017RS) — AN ACT relating to in-state tuition for Kentucky National Guard members. Amend KRS 164.2844 to require any active member of the Kentucky National Guard to be treated as a Kentucky resident for tuition purposes when enrolling in a Kentucky public postsecondary institution.

## Version chain

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

1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/SB136/bill.pdf)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-08** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** To Education (S) `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-23** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
- **2017-02-24** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2017-02-27** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 28, 2017
- **2017-02-28** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-28** Received in House
- **2017-03-01** To Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H)
- **2017-03-07** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-07** Returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H)
- **2017-03-07** Posted in committee
- **2017-03-08** Reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a Consent Bill `reading-2`
- **2017-03-14** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 15, 2017
- **2017-03-15** 3rd reading, passed 97-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-15** Received in Senate
- **2017-03-15** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2017-03-15** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-15** Delivered to Governor
- **2017-03-27** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 128) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b439d78a-08cf-4a07-8756-c4a9d786b7af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).