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Children And Minors


Abortion, prohibitions, removal

Adoption, gender-neutral language, insertion

Adoption, unmarried couples, prohibition

Adult performance in view of a minor, prohibition

Baby-related and menstrual products, diapers, sales and use tax, exemption

Boy, definition

Child Care Assistance Program, establishment

Child Care Assistance Program, income exclusions, establishment

Child credit against taxes imposed for qualifying children under 6 years, refundable

Child dependency, neglect, or abuse reports, requirements

Child Welfare and Family Court Reform Task Force, establishment

Child-care center licensure, requirements

Child-care centers, square footage requirements, establishment

Child-care homes and centers, access to the Child Care Assistance Program, requirements

Children's health and welfare fiscal impact statement, requirement

Choking prevention in schools, anti-choking devices, Heimlich maneuver, emergencies

Custody proceedings, domestic violence or abuse, determination of custody, factors

Department for Libraries and Archives, Kids Love to Read Program, creation

Diabetes, prescribed medication, administration in school

Diabetes, prescribed medication in schools

Divorce, parties with minor children, 60-day waiting period, basis for waiver, establishment

Education, urban agriculture, promotion

Educational benefits, veterans and their families, expansion

Eligible registered teacher apprenticeship dual credit program, program requirements, 2.75 GPA

Equal parenting time, presumption, removal

Family impact statement, requirements

Feminine hygiene products, no-cost provision to elementary and secondary students

Firearms, personal injury, civil liability

Foster care child placement, requirements

Girl, definition

Grandparent visitation, best interests factors, establishment

Grooming a minor, creation of offense

Hearing aids and related services, insurance, coverage requirements

Hearings aids and related services, insurance, network adequacy requirements

Hemp-derived vapor products, age verification, fines

Historical instruction, African and Native American history, requirements

Human growth and development instruction, requirements, parental notification

Human sexuality instruction, parental right to opt student out of instruction

Imagination Library Program, interagency cooperation to increase enrollment

Immunizations for children, restrictions on requiring additional immunizations

Individual income tax credit, eligible child

Inheritance tax, foster child, Class A beneficiary, August 1, 2026

KCHIP, counseling interventions, perinatal depression, coverage requirement

KCHIP, epinephrine devices, coverage requirement

KCHIP, feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements

KCHIP, formulas, coverage requirement

KCHIP, pharmacist services, reimbursement requirement, establishment

Kentucky Board of Education, student member, appointment April of sophomore year

Kentucky diaper access programs, establishment

Kentucky Mentorship Month, January 2026

Learning pods, child-care center, exclusion

Learning pods, family child-care home, exclusion

Local CASA programs, board of directors, standards

Marriage, prohibition

Medicaid, 1915(c) home and community-based waivers, requirements

Military families, individualized family services plan, comparable services

Missing persons case information, National Missing and Unidentified Persons System

Outdoor nature-based early learning and child-care program, licensure requirements

Parentage fraud, Class B misdemeanor, elements

Parental rights relating to cellular phones, establishment

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders screenings, coverage requirement

Possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, computer-generated image

Possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, parole eligibility

Primary caretaker of a dependent child, eligibility, conditions of sentence

Primary caretaker of a dependent child, finding, effect on another proceeding

Proactive postsecondary admissions program, public secondary institutions, establishment

Protection of minors, social media platforms

Provisional license to carry concealed weapons, persons aged 18 to 20

Psychotropic drugs, adverse drug reaction reporting system, Medicaid

Public education, diversity, equity and inclusion activities, prohibition

Public education, recess, inclusion in instructional day, minimum time requirements by grade level

Public offense, mental health, treatment facility, establishment

Public offense, mental health, treatment plan, establishment

Public schools, ultra-processed foods, ban

Qualified school volunteers, unauthorized electronic communication, scope of prohibition

Recognition of child abuse, training, animal control officers

Registered teacher apprenticeship programs, dual credit scholarship, eligibility

School activity, transportation, driver qualification, drug testing and background check

School district employees and volunteers, unauthorized electronic communication, exclusions

Sex crimes against victim under 12 years old, capital offense

Sex offenders, residing within 3,000 feet of specific locations, prohibitions

Social media and AI companion platforms, addictive features, age verification

State child-care certification exemption, military property with licensure, establishment

Statute of limitations, civil actions, childhood sexual assault or abuse

Student lunch period, 30 minute minimum duration

Students, anaphylaxis treatment, possession and administration of intranasal epinephrine at schools

Success Sequence, instruction, requirements

Suspended visitation or parenting time, restoration, establishment

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program, litigation proceeds, support

Transfer of assets, dispense with estate administration, establishment

Unauthorized electronic communication, reduction in scope of exclusions, enforcement flexibility

Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition, affirmative defense

Vapor products, alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, age verification, fines

Vital statistics, data collection, boy and girl, identification

Youth in state custody, transitional living support, extension or reentry to age 21, request

Youth organizations, provision of information


Last updated: 1/28/2026 5:10 PM (EST)