---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to schools."
description: "AN ACT relating to schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2019RS"
identifier: "SB 162"
citation: "Kentucky SB 162 (2019RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Actuarial Analysis", "Education", "Elementary and Secondary", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Police", "State", "Retirement and Pensions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Carroll", "J. Blanton", "R. Huff"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-04-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4ceebd0-2ac2-4aac-8510-2cbe24241f06"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/sb162.html"
source_hash: "5151292582cc3d46f230627e49be031fcb86911aa3554ddcf5ce82ce92312305"
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 162 (2019RS) — AN ACT relating to schools.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/sb162/bill.pdf)

## Sponsors

- D. Carroll — primary (person)
- J. Blanton — primary (person)
- R. Huff — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** to Education (S) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- **2019-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 26, 2019
- **2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 `reading-3`
- **2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2019-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** to Education (H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 14, 2019
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 77-14 with Committee Substitute (1), floor amendment (1) and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2019-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), floor amendment (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2019-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1), floor amendment (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2019-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 37-0
- **2019-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2019-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2019-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2019-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (KY Acts Ch. 197) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4ceebd0-2ac2-4aac-8510-2cbe24241f06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).