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Kentucky House holds routine business, committee reports and introduces new bills
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Summary
The House recorded committee reports on dozens of bills, read titles for a slate of measures, issued ceremonial citations, and introduced several new bills and resolutions including measures on school foods, family care leave, and data privacy.
The Kentucky House of Representatives conducted routine opening business, received committee reports, issued ceremonial citations, and introduced a new set of bills and resolutions.
Committee reports placed multiple measures on the calendar as having received favorable committee action, including bills on cultured meat products, involuntary commitment, grand jury service, professional licensure for accountants and physical therapists, robotics education, reading and language instruction, and education assessment and accountability. The clerk announced these committee referrals and noted the items would be treated as first readings for placement on the calendar.
Members also made a series of announcements and ceremonial recognitions, including citations honoring the Corbin Middle School football team and recognizing the service of Samantha Shaver, DMD. The clerk reported newly filed measures including bills relating to school foods (HB 555), family care leave (HB 556), correctional services (HB 557), protective orders (HB 558), data privacy (HB 359), and a joint resolution proposing a sister-state partnership with a regional council in Israel.
The House recessed for committee meetings and adjourned, to reconvene at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.

