Kentucky Senate bill in Session 26RS.
Status: enacted. Latest action: March 27, 2026.
AN ACT relating to school transportation and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 156.153 to permit schools to use non-school bus passenger vehicles designed for 10, instead of 9, or fewer passengers; limit statewide driver qualification, training, and drug testing requirements to drivers of non-school bus passenger vehicles along regular bus routes and permit local school boards to adopt district policies on the use of those vehicles to and from approved school activities; exclude parents transporting students to and from school pursuant to a compensation agreement from the requirements of the section; amend KRS 160.380 to conform; EMERGENCY.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-27 | Status | enacted |
| 2026-03-27 | Latest Action | 03/27/26: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 7) |