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KY HB190

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

DJ Johnson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires child-care centers to have a minimum of 35 square feet of indoor space per enrolled child, including bathrooms and hallways exclusively used by children at the center

  • Directs the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations identifying emergency care providers who provide essential child-care services during declared states of emergency

  • Prohibits the cabinet from establishing capacity restrictions on class or group size during the 2020-2021 COVID-19 state of emergency that fall below the limits in effect on February 1, 2020

  • Makes technical amendments removing specific references to "Cabinet for Health and Family Services" throughout the statute, replacing with general references to "the cabinet" or "the secretary"

Legislative Description

AN ACT relating to licensed child-care centers and declaring an emergency.

Children and Minors

Last Action

to Committee on Committees (S)

2/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Committee on Committees2/26/2026
Rules2/6/2026
Families & Children1/14/2026
Committee On Committees1/7/2026

Full Bill Text

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