---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency."
description: "AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2020RS"
identifier: "SB 177"
citation: "Kentucky SB 177 (2020RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Vocational", "Licensing", "Occupations and Professions", "Barbers and Cosmetologists"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/939c6e76-ea22-4f9b-94fd-b24146afee2e"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/sb177.html"
source_hash: "3c0f1d229ff88f78301c69f6fa57e2c3e4f768766ae84df3cb3b211b1961e7af"
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 177 (2020RS) — AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/sb177/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/sb177/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Suspend the Rules — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 177 W/ hfa3, hfta4, FINAL PASSAGE — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 177 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Suspend the Rules — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S) `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 9, 2020
- **2020-03-09T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-09T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2020-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** to Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** posting waived
- **2020-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (3) and (4-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19, 2020
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 84-0 with floor amendments (3) and (4-title) `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendments (3) and (4-title)
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House floor amendments (3) and (4-title)
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** passed 30-0 `passage`
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2020-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts ch. 26) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/939c6e76-ea22-4f9b-94fd-b24146afee2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).