---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to high school programs."
description: "AN ACT relating to high school programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2020RS"
identifier: "SB 63"
citation: "Kentucky SB 63 (2020RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Elementary and Secondary", "Fees", "Workforce"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e3b668d-31da-411f-aab7-1b3b6f9e91f4"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/sb63.html"
source_hash: "1f506ca960961a1b7bca5d578f67e87f356a3bd8d642b28b1ab335641263a00a"
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 63 (2020RS) — AN ACT relating to high school programs.

## 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/sb63/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/sb63/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 63 W/ hfa1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 63 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Education (S) `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2020-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 4, 2020
- **2020-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2020-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2020-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Education (H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2020-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2020-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 27, 2020
- **2020-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 94-1 with floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendment (1) on Monday, March 9
- **2020-03-09T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House floor amendment (1)
- **2020-03-09T04:00:00+00:00** passed 34-0 `passage`
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts ch. 17) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e3b668d-31da-411f-aab7-1b3b6f9e91f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).