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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky House Bill 914 Overhauls Child Protection Laws with Body Cameras, Strict Parental Rights Scrutiny, and New Family Preservation Fund
Last action · March 11, 2026: to Families & Children (H)Sponsors: Josh Calloway and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky House Bill 914 requires social service workers to wear body-worn cameras during child investigations and home visits, establishes a legal cause of action for parents against cabinet employees who violate constitutional rights or submit false statements, and creates the Family Preservation Fund for family support services starting January 1, 2027.
Parents gain new legal standing to sue cabinet employees and access mandatory video recordings of emergency removals, while social workers face strict evidentiary rules and mandatory camera activation protocols during child welfare investigations.
- House Bill 914 was introduced in the Kentucky General Assembly during the 2026 regular session and referred to the House Families and Children committee. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Social service workers
Social service workers must wear body-worn cameras during investigations, adhere to strict evidentiary standards, and face potential civil liability for false statements or constitutional violations.
Parents and legal guardians
Parents gain access to body camera recordings, a rebuttable presumption in court if cameras are deactivated without cause, a direct cause of action against agency employees, and stricter evidentiary burdens for child removals.
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
The cabinet must administer the new Family Preservation Fund, issue body-worn cameras, preserve recordings for five years, submit annual removal and caseload reports, and provide written explanations for non-relative placements.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What happens if a social service worker fails to turn on their body camera?
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 11, 2026HouseCommitteeto Families & Children (H)
- Mar 4, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
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Introduction of Mandatory Body Cameras for Child Welfare Workers
House Bill 914 introduces law-enforcement-style body camera mandates and evidentiary penalties to social service investigations.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment15Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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