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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to early high school graduation."
description: "Amend KRS 158.142 to delete end-of-course examination and ACT benchmark requirements from the early high school graduation program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "SB 61"
citation: "Kentucky SB 61 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Elementary and Secondary"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["M. Wise"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc046cce-b9f6-440f-8ade-e1530148b62d"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/sb61.html"
source_hash: "9b1315ee66e0d79da2d4052a4e3efcf5c72d7f14b4be155a118f1a40267cf0e1"
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 61 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to early high school graduation.
Amend KRS 158.142 to delete end-of-course examination and ACT benchmark requirements from the early high school graduation program.
## 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/22RS/sb61/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 54** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0054.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/sb61/bill.pdf)
## Votes
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 61 — **pass** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- M. Wise — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Education (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 02, 2022
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Education (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 14, 2022
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 95-1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 54) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fc046cce-b9f6-440f-8ade-e1530148b62d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).