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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to public postsecondary education."
description: "Amend KRS 164.321 to increase the membership of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) board of regents to a total of 17; reduce the terms of membership on a board of regents to 4 years; reduce the number of members allowed to reside in 1 county to 1 member; specify that the nonteaching member of a board of regents shall not be an employee who supervises more than 2 employees or reports directly to the president; specify that a member of a board of regents may be removed if the member does not attend 3 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings and the president requests the member's removal; amend KRS 164.350 to authorize the board of the KCTCS review the president's biennial budget and the budget planning and implementation processes; amend KRS164.365 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 164.580 to distinguish the responsibilities of the president of the KCTCS; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require the president of the KCTCS to employ a chief financial officer and to specify the responsibilities of the chief financial officer; amend KRS 164.583 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 164.591 to require the president of the KCTCS to present a plan for review by the board of regents when considering the reduction, expansion, or creation of colleges, campuses, or programs, allow the president to conditionally implement the plan upon approval of the Council on Postsecondary Education; require KCTCS to submit a report to the appropriate committees of the General Assembly regarding the plan; require final approval of the plan by the General Assembly; require the KCTCS to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the appropriate committees regarding the properties utilized by the KCTCS; amend KRS 164.600 to define \"campus\" and \"chancellor\"; create a board of advisors for the KCTCS made up of the chancellor of each college of the system and others as appointed by the president; specify the responsibilities of the chancellor of each college; amend other sections of KRS Chapter 164 to conform; repeal KRS 164.586, 164.587, 164.594, 164.602, and 164.5833; provide for staggering of initial appointments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "HB 619"
citation: "Kentucky HB 619 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boards And Commissions", "Education", "Higher", "General Assembly", "Reports Mandated"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Bray", "J. Petrie"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 68
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6e3891d-67b6-40c9-b5be-b9051b68fc47"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb619.html"
source_hash: "87161f4506c63ec1f8647a6dfe365ac21e52b3615862fba6f9b6cc87f8200a75"
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 619 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to public postsecondary education.
Amend KRS 164.321 to increase the membership of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) board of regents to a total of 17; reduce the terms of membership on a board of regents to 4 years; reduce the number of members allowed to reside in 1 county to 1 member; specify that the nonteaching member of a board of regents shall not be an employee who supervises more than 2 employees or reports directly to the president; specify that a member of a board of regents may be removed if the member does not attend 3 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings and the president requests the member's removal; amend KRS 164.350 to authorize the board of the KCTCS review the president's biennial budget and the budget planning and implementation processes; amend KRS164.365 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 164.580 to distinguish the responsibilities of the president of the KCTCS; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require the president of the KCTCS to employ a chief financial officer and to specify the responsibilities of the chief financial officer; amend KRS 164.583 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 164.591 to require the president of the KCTCS to present a plan for review by the board of regents when considering the reduction, expansion, or creation of colleges, campuses, or programs, allow the president to conditionally implement the plan upon approval of the Council on Postsecondary Education; require KCTCS to submit a report to the appropriate committees of the General Assembly regarding the plan; require final approval of the plan by the General Assembly; require the KCTCS to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the appropriate committees regarding the properties utilized by the KCTCS; amend KRS 164.600 to define "campus" and "chancellor"; create a board of advisors for the KCTCS made up of the chancellor of each college of the system and others as appointed by the president; specify the responsibilities of the chancellor of each college; amend other sections of KRS Chapter 164 to conform; repeal KRS 164.586, 164.587, 164.594, 164.602, and 164.5833; provide for staggering of initial appointments.
## 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/hb619/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 164** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0164.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb619/bill.pdf)
## Votes
- Final Passage — **83–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **93–1** (pass) · lower
- Veto Override — **80–15** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 619 w/ SCS 1 — **38–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 619 — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 619 — **32–6** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- J. Bray — primary (person)
- J. Petrie — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** to Postsecondary Education (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** reassigned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2026-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2026-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2026-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2026-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2026-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-1 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** to Education (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Floor Amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1)
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** passed 37-0 `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** passed 83-0 `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed 80-15 `passage`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed 32-6 `passage`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 164) `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6e3891d-67b6-40c9-b5be-b9051b68fc47`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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