---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to public schools and declaring an emergency."
description: "Amend KRS 635.050 to make language gender neutral."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 678"
citation: "Kentucky HB 678 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Minors", "Courts", "Technical Corrections"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Massey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/785d8712-ca7e-4575-b99e-7c941005d665"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb678.html"
source_hash: "78fa485a15b527f1628d16db1e59fc9a634fe4f420b7b9615f134c3d92768cf4"
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 678 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to public schools and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 635.050 to make language gender neutral.

## 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/hb678/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 185** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0185.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb678/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 678 w/ sfa1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Education (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** reassigned to State Government (H)
- **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** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 21, 2022
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 89-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** to Education (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Education (S)
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Education (S)
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Education (S)
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Education (S)
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 30, 2022
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 33-3 with Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendment (1)
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Floor Amendment (1)
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** passed 91-0 `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. 185) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/785d8712-ca7e-4575-b99e-7c941005d665`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).