Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB190: AN ACT relating to licensed child-care centers and declaring an emergency.
Status: Chaptered, February 26, 2026
Amend KRS 199.896 to establish square footage requirements for child-care centers.
What the bill says
An act relating to licensed child-care centers.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to licensed child-care centers. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 199.896 is amended to read as follows: (1) No person, association, or organization shall 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 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) No child-care center shall be refused a license or have its license revoked for failure to meet standards set by the secretary …
Sponsors
- DJ Johnson (R, HD-013) · primary sponsor
- George Brown (D, HD-077)
- Robert Duvall (R, HD-017)
- Matthew Lehman (D, HD-067)
- Marianne Proctor (R, HD-060)
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : received in Senate
- : 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 25 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- : to Families & Children (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Votes
- House: Pass RCS# 142 (February 25, 2026): 96 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Agencies, Children And Minors, Licensing, Administrative Regulations And Proceedings
Common questions
- What is HB190?
- HB190 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to licensed child-care centers and declaring an emergency.
- What does HB190 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to licensed child-care centers.
- What is the status of HB190?
- Chaptered as of February 26, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (February 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB190?
- DJ Johnson (R, HD-013), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB190?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb190.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.