Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB421: AN ACT relating to interscholastic extracurricular activities.
Status: In committee, January 27, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to authorize participation in a public school interscholastic extracurricular activity by an at-home private school student; establish criteria for participation; require a parent, guardian, or teacher of an at-home private school student participating in a public school interscholastic activity to verify the student's academic progress; declare a public school student who does not make academic progress at a public school and withdraws and enters an at-home private school program ineligible for participation in an interscholastic activity for the remainder of the school year; provide that the Act may be cited as the Play Fair Kentucky Act.
What the bill says
An act relating to interscholastic extracurricular activities.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to interscholastic extracurricular activities. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 158 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) A student of an at-home private school is eligible to participate in an interscholastic extracurricular activity sponsored by or engaged in by the public school to which the student would be assigned according to district school board attendance policies or which the student could choose to attend pursuant to a district's nonresident pupil policy adopted pursuant to KRS 158.120. A student eligible under this section who is selected to participate in an interscholastic extracurricular activity shall: (a) Pay any participation or activity fee in an amount equal to the fee charged to public school participants; (b) Adhere to the same standards of behavior, responsibility, performance, and code of conduct as any other participants in the extracurricular activity; (c) Register with the public school his or her intent to participate in extracurricular activity as a representative of the public school before the beginning date of the semester for the activity in which he or she wishes to participate; and (d) Comply with the same physical examination, immunization, insurance, age, and semester eligibility requirements as other students participating in the activity. (2) A parent, guardian, or teacher …
Sponsors
- Ryan Dotson (R, HD-073) · primary sponsor
- Felicia Rabourn (R, HD-047)
- Emily Callaway (R, HD-037)
- Josh Calloway (R, HD-010)
- Steven Doan (R, HD-069)
- Daniel Grossberg (D, HD-030)
- John Hodgson (R, HD-036)
- Savannah Maddox (R, HD-061)
- Jason Nemes (R, HD-033)
- T.J. Roberts (R, HD-066)
Latest actions
- : to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: Short Titles And Popular Names, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Athletics
Common questions
- What is HB421?
- HB421 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to interscholastic extracurricular activities.
- What does HB421 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to interscholastic extracurricular activities.
- What is the status of HB421?
- In committee as of January 27, 2026. Latest action: to Primary and Secondary Education (H) (January 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB421?
- Ryan Dotson (R, HD-073), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB421?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb421.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.