---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to instructional programs for school-age children and declaring an emergency."
description: "Amend KRS 199.896 to change the requirements of when instructional programs for school-age children are exempt from all child-care licensure administrative regulations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HB 491"
citation: "Kentucky HB 491 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Minors", "Education", "Elementary and Secondary", "Public Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Bentley", "J. Bray", "R. Heath", "W. Williams"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/353d32c4-cb07-4128-9db8-e22f4cd4b2e9"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb491.html"
source_hash: "fa00fcd9a9f7f524fde4811b2fb038c5a096d09c56a584386c6dec5b7f09b775"
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 491 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to instructional programs for school-age children and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 199.896 to change the requirements of when instructional programs for school-age children are exempt from all child-care licensure administrative regulations.

## 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/24RS/hb491/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 87** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0087.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb491/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 491 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- D. Bentley — primary (person)
- J. Bray — primary (person)
- R. Heath — primary (person)
- W. Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** to Families & Children (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 07, 2024
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** to Families & Children (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 22, 2024
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 87) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/353d32c4-cb07-4128-9db8-e22f4cd4b2e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).