---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training state plan."
description: "Amend KRS 205.2003 to require the cabinet develop and implement a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, education and training plan amendment to promote improved employment outcomes and workforce participation related to healthy workforce habits through public-private partnerships."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "HB 781"
citation: "Kentucky HB 781 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Federal Laws And Regulations", "Poverty", "Public Assistance", "State Agencies", "Workforce"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["M. Lockett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a789222-d78d-4714-9401-f8871fe9d591"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb781.html"
source_hash: "58affcda8da98311dd8bea8f8caa5e52ef176c4e98453526d1655f01c1730f0a"
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 781 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training state plan.

Amend KRS 205.2003 to require the cabinet develop and implement a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, education and training plan amendment to promote improved employment outcomes and workforce participation related to healthy workforce habits through public-private partnerships.

## 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/26RS/hb781/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 58** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0058.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb781/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 781 — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- M. Lockett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17 2026
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** to Families & Children (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 26 2026
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 58) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a789222-d78d-4714-9401-f8871fe9d591`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).