---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to children."
description: "Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to establish definitions; require specific parental notifications from public schools; require school districts to adopt specific procedures related to parental rights; limit authority of the Kentucky Board of Education and Kentucky Department of Education in relation to parental rights and a student's use of pronouns; prohibit district or school policies with the intent of keeping student information confidential for parents; prohibit a school district from requiring school personnel or pupils to use pronouns for students that do not conform to that student's biological sex; provide school districts and district personnel authority to seek emergency medical services for a student; provide conditions for student confidentiality; amend KRS 158.1415 to establish requirements for any public school's course, curriculum, or program on the subject of human sexuality."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "SB 150"
citation: "Kentucky SB 150 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boards and Commissions", "Children and Minors", "Education", "Elementary and Secondary", "Parental Rights", "State Agencies", "Teachers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ae45c3e-62c6-4e9a-8ba7-14d60172fc49"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb150.html"
source_hash: "d490f13ba3e7445f6ab2c94e7c15e41138835c6f9362d35a626a68f8c9c3b377"
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 150 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to children.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to establish definitions; require specific parental notifications from public schools; require school districts to adopt specific procedures related to parental rights; limit authority of the Kentucky Board of Education and Kentucky Department of Education in relation to parental rights and a student's use of pronouns; prohibit district or school policies with the intent of keeping student information confidential for parents; prohibit a school district from requiring school personnel or pupils to use pronouns for students that do not conform to that student's biological sex; provide school districts and district personnel authority to seek emergency medical services for a student; provide conditions for student confidentiality; amend KRS 158.1415 to establish requirements for any public school's course, curriculum, or program on the subject of human sexuality.

## 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/23RS/sb150/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 132** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0132.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/sb150/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Divide the Bill — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Suspend the Rules — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Table — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Motion to Suspend the Rules — **fail** (fail) · upper
- PASS SB 150 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE SB 150 W/ hcs1 hcta1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Previous Question — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Motion to move the previous question on SB 150 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Veto Override Final Passage SB 150 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Education (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1), (2), (3) and (4) filed
- **2023-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (5) and (6) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** recommitted to Education (S)
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 16, 2023
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (7) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) ruled out of order
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** passed 29-6 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage`
- **2023-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Education (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Education (H)
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Education (H)
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Education (H)
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Education (H)
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (3) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 16
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 75-22-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules (H)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed 30-7 `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** passed 29 -8 `passage`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** passed 76-23 `passage`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 132) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ae45c3e-62c6-4e9a-8ba7-14d60172fc49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).