States / Kentucky / HB 44

HB 44 Passed First Chamber

AN ACT relating to robotics.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish the robotics competition fund; establish the Robotics Funding Selection Committee to award grants from the fund to eligible robotics teams competition sponsors; establish committee membership, duties, and set terms; require the Kentucky Department of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures for grant applications and distribution of awards by April 1, 2027; set requirements for grant applications; require annual report by August 1 to Legislative Research Commission; provide for initial staggering of appointments; require the committee to hold its first meeting by October 15, 2026; provide that the Act may be cited as the Advanced Manufacturing Through Robotics Education Act.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 7, 2026
Last action
Feb 12, 2026 — to Committee on Committees (S)
Session
2026RS
Momentum
72 · High