Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB783: AN ACT relating to school bus stops and declaring an emergency.
Status: In committee, March 6, 2026
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms; establish the school bus stop safety camera fund to be administered by the Department for Local Government; provide that moneys in the fund shall be used to provide grants to local governments for the operation of bus stop cameras systems; allow local governments to install bus stop camera systems on public property at school bus stops within their jurisdiction; allow local governments to install bus stop camera systems on private property at school bus stops within their jurisdiction with the permission of the property owner; allow local governments to apply for grants through the fund; require local governments to consult with public school districts within their jurisdiction to determine appropriate placement for the cameras; require the local government that installed the cameras to retain the video images; require parents or guardians of all children assigned to the bus stop to be informed of the existence of a bus stop camera system, and allow parents or guardians to deny permission to film their children; require that if any parent objects to filming, the faces and personal identifying characteristics of all children assigned to the bus stop shall be blurred or redacted prior to the use or sharing of video images; specify the allowable uses of the video images and provide for retention timeframes; require school districts to notify all of the local governments in whose jurisdictions their schools are located of the location of each school bus stop in the district; EMERGENCY.
What the bill says
An act relating to school bus stops and declaring an emergency.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to school bus stops and declaring an emergency. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 189 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: As used in Sections 1 to 3 of this Act: (1) "Bus stop camera system" means a system of one (1) or more fixed video cameras placed at a school bus stop that is capable of recording and storing video images; (2) "Fund" means the school bus stop safety camera fund established in Section 2 of this Act; (3) "Local government" means a city, county, charter county government, urbancounty government, consolidated local government, or unified local government; and (4) "School bus stop": (a) Means a common location near the side of a highway or street where children board and disembark a school bus for a school that is part of a public school district; and (b) Does not include the area in front of a residence where children from that residence board and disembark a school bus. SECTION 2. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 189 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) There is hereby established in the State Treasury a trust and agency account to be known as the school bus stop safety camera fund. The fund shall consist of …
Sponsors
- Daniel Grossberg (D, HD-030) · primary sponsor
- John Blanton (R, HD-092)
- James Tipton (R, HD-053)
Latest actions
- : to Transportation (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: State Agencies, Funds, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Effective Dates, Emergency, Children And Minors, Highways, Streets, And Bridges, Parental Rights, Transportation
Common questions
- What is HB783?
- HB783 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to school bus stops and declaring an emergency.
- What does HB783 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to school bus stops and declaring an emergency.
- What is the status of HB783?
- In committee as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: to Transportation (H) (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB783?
- Daniel Grossberg (D, HD-030), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB783?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb783.html
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