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KY SR81

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Casey Chambers Armstrong

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Kentucky Senate urges KHSAA to recognize and sanction girls flag football as an official interscholastic sport for member schools

  • 17 states have already sanctioned girls flag football as an official sport, with 21 additional states (including Kentucky) operating unsanctioned pilot programs

  • Kentucky Girls High School Flag Football Association doubled participation from 12 teams in year one to 24 teams in year two, completing its second season in November 2025

  • KHSAA survey found 88 member schools indicated they would field a girls flag football team if the sport were officially sponsored

  • Resolution directs the Senate Clerk to transmit a copy to KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett

Legislative Description

A RESOLUTION urging the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) to recognize girls flag football as an official sport for its member schools.

Education, Elementary and Secondary

Last Action

adopted by voice vote

2/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Floor2/9/2026
Committee on Committees2/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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