Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB195: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative.
Status: In committee, March 19, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 247 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative to promote farming to youth in urban counties with a pilot program in at least 1 University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service office by September 1, 2026; set each program term to 1 year in duration, beginning each January; establish guidelines and participant eligibility.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 247 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) As used in this section: (a) "Extension service" includes the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service or the Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension Service; (b) "Initiative" means the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative established in this section; (c) "Program" means any educational program that is part of the initiative; and (d) "Urban county" means a county with a population of one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) or more according to the most recent federal decennial census. (2) There is hereby established the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative, which shall be administered by the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service and the Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension Service and their individual offices within the Commonwealth in partnership with other organizations as appropriate. Beginning September 1, 2026, the extension service shall initiate a pilot program in one (1) or more individual offices. Beginning September 1, 2027, and as funding allows, the extension service may begin full implementation and evaluation of the pilot program in all appropriate offices throughout the Commonwealth, with potential program scaling and expansion to begin September 1, 2028. (3) The initiative shall: …
Sponsors
- Nima Kulkarni (D, HD-040) · primary sponsor
- Ryan Bivens (R, HD-024)
- George Brown (D, HD-077)
- Beverly Chester-Burton (D, HD-044)
- Myron Dossett (R, HD-009)
- Gordon, Deanna (R, HD-081)
- Adam Moore (D, HD-045)
- Kimberly Moser (R, HD-064)
- Joshua Watkins (D, HD-042)
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : received in Senate
- : 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17 2026
- : floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- : to Agriculture (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Votes
- House: Pass RCS# 278 (March 18, 2026): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education, Elementary And Secondary, Children And Minors, Universities And Colleges, Counties, Urban, Agriculture
Common questions
- What is HB195?
- HB195 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative.
- What does HB195 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative.
- What is the status of HB195?
- In committee as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB195?
- Nima Kulkarni (D, HD-040), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB195?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb195.html
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