---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to school security."
description: "Amend KRS 158.4414 to require the assignment of school resource officers to schools by August 1, 2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 63"
citation: "Kentucky HB 63 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Elementary and Secondary", "Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Freeland", "C. Fugate", "D. Elliott", "J. Miller", "J. Nemes", "K. Bratcher", "K. Fleming", "M. Lockett", "N. Kirk-McCormick", "R. Huff", "R. Webber", "S. Sheldon"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-09-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb9f91e3-9274-4a7c-8e92-d94fd6112658"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb63.html"
source_hash: "67f56da4efef2bd4cbd79415bc668363f3fa4d083146c1dcd805b037d033c931"
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 63 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to school security.

Amend KRS 158.4414 to require the assignment of school resource officers to schools by August 1, 2022.

## 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/22RS/hb63/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 189** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0189.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb63/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 63 w/ scs1 scta1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt — **fail** (fail) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Freeland — primary (person)
- C. Fugate — primary (person)
- D. Elliott — primary (person)
- J. Miller — primary (person)
- J. Nemes — primary (person)
- K. Bratcher — primary (person)
- K. Fleming — primary (person)
- M. Lockett — primary (person)
- N. Kirk-McCormick — primary (person)
- R. Huff — primary (person)
- R. Webber — primary (person)
- S. Sheldon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-09-02T04:00:00+00:00** Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
- **2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Education (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 15, 2022
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) defeated
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** passed 78-17 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** to Education (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 25, 2022
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) withdrawn
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) defeated
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** passed 26-8 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** passed 77-16 with Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 189) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb9f91e3-9274-4a7c-8e92-d94fd6112658`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).