Kentucky · House Bill 621 · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to class sizes for exceptional children and youth.

  1. Introduced Feb 11, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 11, 2026
  3. Passed the House Mar 12, 2026
  4. Died  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amend KRS 157.220 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with the maximum class sizes and caseloads specified for exceptional children and youth; make technical corrections; amend KRS 157.200 to define "caseload" and "special classes"; amend KRS 157.230, 157.3175, and 159.990 to conform.

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. Houseintroduced in House
  2. Houseto Committee on Committees (H)
  3. Committeeto Primary and Secondary Education (H) · House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
  4. Housefloor amendment (1) filed
  5. Committeereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
  6. House2nd reading, to Rules
  7. Houseposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10 2026
  8. House3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
  9. Senatereceived in Senate
  10. Senateto Committee on Committees (S)
  11. Committeeto Education (S) · Senate Education (S)

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 1 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Pass · Full House

Passed 98–0
Mar 12, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 98 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 79 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 98

Not voting · 2

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 23 cosponsors: 13 Democrats, 10 Republicans.

All 23 cosponsors

From Kentucky's official records (apps.legislature.ky.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.