---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to transient public school students."
description: "Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 requiring eligible students to have the option to remain in the same school when changing residence within the same school district; define \"eligible student\"; require the school district to provide transportation to the school from the student's new residence."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "SB 247"
citation: "Kentucky SB 247 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Minors", "Education", "Elementary and Secondary"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b01bd03-7603-4535-a7e9-7c577620b1ec"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb247.html"
source_hash: "0fb6e97fc21cce3767ccf147c1de71d68f0a792ac0e76bf3ea3af7dbd6f10d6f"
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 247 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to transient public school students.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 requiring eligible students to have the option to remain in the same school when changing residence within the same school district; define "eligible student"; require the school district to provide transportation to the school from the student's new residence.

## 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/sb247/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 158** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0158.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/sb247/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 247 W/ sfa1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASS SB 247 W/ hfa1 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** to Education (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 09, 2023
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Education (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Floor Amendment (1) `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`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1)
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Floor Amendment (1)
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** passed 37 -0 `passage`
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 158) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b01bd03-7603-4535-a7e9-7c577620b1ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).