Kentucky 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 265 — AN ACT relating to instruction in voting. Amend KRS 116.046 to require that at least once each school year, each public high school, vocational school, and upon request, private schools, must inform students and school personnel about the availability of voter registration forms and provide assistance with properly registering; require school districts to submit an annual report to the Legislative Research Commission documenting the dissemination of voter registration information, the total number of students who have registered to vote, and a plan for encouraging students to vote; include sophomores as an eligible class of persons to receive access to secondary school programs regarding instructions in voting; include within the secondary school programs of public education regarding elections, how to register to vote, how to vote in an election using a ballot, and how to vote using an absentee ballot.

Last action — To State & Local Government (S)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. To State & Local Government (S)

  2. Introduced in Senate

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Not signed on (137)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 265?
SB 265 is sponsored by Gerald A. Neal (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 265?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 265?
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