Senate Bill 19

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Last Action 03/07/25: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Title AN ACT relating to moments of silence and reflection.
Bill Documents Current
Introduced
Bill Request Number 888
Sponsors R. Girdler, S. Funke Frommeyer, S. Rawlings, L. Tichenor
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 158.175 to require moments of silence or reflection at the start of each school day and establish guidelines.
Index Headings of Original Version Education, Elementary and Secondary - Moments of silence and reflection, daily observation requirement
Teachers - Moments of silence and reflection, daily observation requirement
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2
Votes Vote History

Actions

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01/07/25
  • introduced in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
01/09/25
  • to Education (S)
02/20/25
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/21/25
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 25, 2025
02/25/25
  • 3rd reading, passed 31-6
02/26/25
  • received in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/28/25
  • floor amendment (1) filed
03/04/25
  • floor amendment (2) filed
03/05/25
  • to State Government (H)
03/06/25
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/07/25
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor A. Moore
Summary Retain original provisions, except delete requirements for pupils to remain seated and silent and make no distracting display during a moment of silence or reflection.
Index Headings Education, Elementary and Secondary - Moments of silence and reflection, requirements, deletion

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor M. Marzian
Summary Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 158.175 to replace the recitation of the traditional Lord's prayer in schools with the preamble to the Constitution of the United States.
Index Headings Education, Elementary and Secondary - Local school districts, traditional Lord's prayer, recitation, removal
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Local school districts, preamble to the Constitution of the United States, recitation, include
Religion - Local school districts, traditional Lord's prayer, recitation, removal

Last updated: 3/13/2025 1:08 AM (EDT)