Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB160: AN ACT relating to child-care centers and declaring an emergency.
Status: In committee, April 15, 2026
Amend KRS 199.896 to establish standards and factors for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to consider in determining whether to issue a plan of correction, directed plan of correction or suspension or revocation of a child-care license in response to any alleged violation of an administrative regulation by a child-care center; require that a single violation of a directed plan of correction not result in a suspension or revocation of a child-care center's license unless the violation is solely determined to be solely enough to justify the action; permit documentation to be submitted to the cabinet up to 5 business days following a request; require weekly support contacts for a child-care center with a preliminary license; prohibit the cabinet from issuing violations during the probationary period; permit but not require the inspector general, the inspector general's designee, or other cabinet representative, to take actions relating to a child-care center license; make technical corrections; apply provisions of the Act to pending and not yet final actions related to licensed child-care centers, and to all actions that occur on or after the effective date; EMERGENCY.
What the bill says
An act relating to child-care centers and declaring an emergency.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to child-care centers and declaring an emergency. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 199.896 is amended to read as follows: (1) A[No] person, association, or organization shall not conduct, operate, maintain, or advertise any child-care center without obtaining a license as provided in KRS 199.892 to 199.896. (2) The cabinet may promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with[pursuant to] KRS Chapter 13A relating to license fees and may, in the administrative regulations, establish standards of care and service for a child-care center, criteria for the denial of a license if criminal records indicate convictions that may impact the safety and security of children in care, and procedures for enforcement of penalties which are not in contravention of this section. (3) Each initial application for a license shall be made to the cabinet and shall be accompanied by a fee that shall not exceed administrative costs of the program to the cabinet and shall be renewable annually upon expiration and reapplication when accompanied by a renewal fee that shall not exceed administrative costs of the program to the cabinet. Regular licenses and renewals thereof shall expire one (1) year from their effective date. (4) A[No] child-care center shall not be refused a license or have its license revoked for failure …
Sponsors
- Danny Carroll (R, SD-002) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- : taken from the Orders of the Day
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- : to Families & Children (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : received in House
- : 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026
Votes
- Senate: PASS SB 160 w/ SFA 1 (SFA 1) RSN# 3815 (February 12, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Agencies, Effective Dates, Emergency, Children And Minors, Occupations And Professions, Licensing, Technical Corrections
Common questions
- What is SB160?
- SB160 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to child-care centers and declaring an emergency.
- What does SB160 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to child-care centers and declaring an emergency.
- What is the status of SB160?
- In committee as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB160?
- Danny Carroll (R, SD-002).
- Where is the official record for SB160?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb160.html
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