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---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to teacher certification."
description: "AN ACT relating to teacher certification."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 163"
citation: "Kentucky HB 163 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Elementary and Secondary", "Teachers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Massey", "D. Lewis", "K. Banta", "K. Timoney", "R. Huff", "S. Lewis", "T. Bojanowski"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed12914a-9446-435e-bd9c-c6df1ef38897"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb163.html"
source_hash: "e29c56c1290c90d1fbe4bb1722c89a89c316d0a88f2af60a87b0a0075f44d31e"
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 163 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to teacher certification.
## 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/21RS/hb163/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 187** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0187.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb163/bill.pdf)
## Votes
- PASS HB 163 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- D. Lewis — primary (person)
- K. Banta — primary (person)
- K. Timoney — primary (person)
- R. Huff — primary (person)
- S. Lewis — primary (person)
- T. Bojanowski — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Education (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Education (H)
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Education (H)
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 12, 2021
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Education (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 30, 2021
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 187) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ed12914a-9446-435e-bd9c-c6df1ef38897`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).