Kentucky 2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HB 720 — AN ACT relating to education.

Last action — to Primary and Secondary Education (H)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 24, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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Compared against the Kentucky Revised Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

This bill amends KRS 156.690 to reinstate the teachers' computer purchase program, which was previously repealed.

  • KRS 156.690

    Repealed, 2026. → The Kentucky Board of Education shall initiate a program to assist and encourage each certified teacher to purchase a computer for his or her own personal use. The program shall include[,] but not be limited to[,] the following: (1) The Kentucky Board of Education shall obtain by competitive bidding or negotiation the lowest possible purchase prices for various personal computers on behalf of all interested teachers. (2) The Kentucky Board of Education shall arrange a suitable training program in the use of these computers with the vendor awarded the contract.

    The bill reinstates the program for teachers to purchase computers and establishes requirements for the Kentucky Board of Education to assist in this program.

Action History

  1. to Primary and Secondary Education (H)

  2. to Committee on Committees (H)

  3. introduced in House

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (137)

137 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 720 do?
Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.
Who sponsors HB 720?
HB 720 is sponsored by Scott Lewis (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 720?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 24, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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