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KY HB51
Bill
Status
1/7/2026
Primary Sponsor
Shane Baker
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AI Summary
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Creates a new requirement for "family impact statements" to be prepared for all bills and resolutions introduced in the Kentucky General Assembly, covering both regular and extraordinary sessions
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Requires statements to analyze how legislation affects eight specific family-related factors: housing costs, marriage rates, out-of-wedlock birth rates, child-raising/education costs, parental control over education, children's job readiness, foster/adoption efforts, and care for extended family members
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Director of the Legislative Research Commission must sign each statement, which can be prepared by LRC or other state departments and agencies
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State agencies requested to prepare statements must comply within 7 working days of receipt
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Prohibits either chamber from voting on any bill or resolution until a family impact statement has been prepared and attached
Legislative Description
AN ACT relating to family impact statements.
Children and Minors
Last Action
to Families & Children (H)
1/14/2026