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AN ACT relating to the foster care system.

Introduced: it can still change before the session ends.

KY HB 473 · House Bill · 2026RS

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Jan 30, 2026

What it does

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to prohibit housing a child in foster care in vehicles, state offices, hotels, motels, or short-term rentals except in emergency situations not exceeding 24 hours; require a child in foster care to be placed in kinship care placements, fictive kin placements, licensed foster family homes, or licensed child-caring facilities; prohibit moving a child in foster care more than 2 times per year unless extenuating circumstances necessitate the change; require a cabinet employee to provide a written explanation for any foster child placement change beyond the initial placement; require the Department for Community Based Services to promulgate administrative…

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  1. Introduced (Current step)

    Introduced · Jan 30, 2026

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