As the weekly update would have been 39 pages, I am taking out some of the bill that haven’t moved since last week and putting in new ones. If you want to look at two week’s list it is at:
If you want my opinion, instead of just me giving you this information, send me an email and I will let you know.
We are now in the part of the session where no more bills can be created, but they can take a proposed bill, gut it and push it forward before the end of the session. As of now there are almost 1300 proposed bills with our legislators, so everyone should reach out to their legislators about any of these bills that you have a strong opinion on, as the bills impact everyone in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, from not being able to sue companies for their deadly products (as long as there is warning labeled) to death penalty cases and everything in between.
The list will be added to during the legislative session. You can call your legislators and leave a message at the Legislative Message Line at 1-800-372-7181. Also. as many Bills have already moved from one branch to the other, you can call and leave a message “to all the legislators”.
These are currently just some of the proposed bills, this is not a complete list. You can find the current complete list at https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislation/Pages/default.aspx
If something is labeled as “Emergency”, it means if it becomes the Law, it goes into effect immediately. While I have been updated the Bills for years, and generally do not comment on them, there are some statements have pulled from other sources, as many times a Bill may read one way, but the impact is completely different.
This year is a “long session” which means that the legislators meet for 45 days this year (unless a special session is called).
The session goes through April 15, 2026. Due to the construction at the Capital, the public cannot attend in person, as they have always been able to before, and no rallies in the Rotunda this year.
HB=House Bill SB=Senate Bill
If you haven’t read the proposed Bills before, you should know that in some cases the name of the Bill has no relation to what the Bill would actually do. For example, some of the Bills labeled as “parental rights” actually would override what the parent wants if it is contrary to the language of the Bill.
Once a Bill passes either the House or the Senate, the last letter on each update changes. For example, SB 181 now says “01/28/26: to Committee on Committees (H)” which means it passed the Senate and is now in the House
My Shorthand for bills:
HB 532, HB 9, HB 612 , SB 233 Hemp Products
SB 199 Bill that makes it so you can’t sue for pesticide damage/death (has been modified but still)
HB 484, HB 460, HB 418, HB 64, SB 89, HB 109, HB 507, HB 125, HB 701 Grandparent’s rights, child custody and matters like putting a tracking device IN your child, and post nuptial agreements
HB 481 HB 154, 399, #sexoffenders and #childabuse
Hb 127 ID for those coming out of jail #reentry
Hb 440, 357 jury pay and teaching being excused during school year
HB 511, 479, 478 #Hatecrimes (one that wants in include political parties)
HB 414, HB 327, HB 76 DNA taken when one charged with some crimes (before found guilty), may be held without bail pretrial (before found guilty), one can be held in custody until they can prove they are a citizen (think traffic stop)
HB 414 DNA collection by the Courts
HB 594, HB 595 Sex offenders/children
HB 373, SB 83, HB 338 #expungement for victims of human trafficking and evictions
SB 24 If you don’t pay a ticket, they can deregister your car
HB 588 Abolish Death Penalty
HB 70 to make new Driver’s license that show you are a citizen, above a Real ID
HB 700 Vehicular homicide
HB 342 employer can’t contact you when you are off-work
HB 78, HB 80, HB 125, HB 116, HB 113, HB 312, HB 749 Related to #Guns, HB 312 :Carry concealing at 18 years of age (flying through the House and Senate)
HB 112 Act making #slavery a crime in KY
SB 10 Limiting the Governor’s pardon power (flying through the House and Senate)
SB 63 protection for student journalists
SB 114 Mayor picks head of school systems
SB 88 can’t cut off utilities when “extreme weather”
HB 749 requires that our taxes will be required to be sent to provide guns to form a militia
HB 84 Part of it allows #militia to act without being held responsible
SB 86, HB 361, HB 47 police, jail, etc. have to assist #ICE
SB 360 #DragCriminalization
SB 72 “Healthcare Discrimination Bill”
HB 170 ““License to Discriminate”
HB 334, HB 475, SB 179 Sex Re-Definition Bill
HB 533 Not allowing for #trans medical care via some insurances
HB 550 Right for birth control
HB 95 Pads in schools
SB 80, HB 534, SB 262 Voting
SB 208 , SB 209 to require autopsy of deaths occurring during an arrest or while in custody
HB 455 Make guidelines for AI use in therapy
SB 290 , SB 80 , HB 718 Auto expungement
HB 2 and HB 500 take away medical coverage, Medicaid
HB 627 expanding PIP coverage for accidents
SB 53 Zoning
HB 592 Status Offenses/#truancy
HB 468 Discrimination for housing for the disabled
House Bills
HB 2 AN ACT relating to Medicaid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Slashes Medicaid
03/13/26: to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
HB 9 AN ACT relating to regulated substances and declaring an emergency.
03/11/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
And HB 612 02/18/26: to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
These two bills add additional taxes to hemp products (in addition to the sales tax that are already on every purchase
HB 47 AN ACT relating to federal immigration law enforcement. ICE bill
01/21/26: to Judiciary (H)
HB 70 AN ACT relating to identity documents.: To require the Transportation Cabinet to place a denotation on every new or renewal identity document issued after January 1, 2027, that indicates the status of the document holder as a citizen of the United States or a noncitizen authorized to be in the United States; amend KRS 186.531 to conform. (FYI, the Real ID already does this, so it is unnecessary law.)
01/14/26: to Transportation (H)
HB 73 INTEREST ON MEDICAL DEBT: To expand the civil penalty for excessive interest on medical debt; and to establish a maximum interest rate of three percent on judgments from medical bills.
1/14/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Banking & Insurance (H)
HB 76 PRETRIAL RELEASE: A person will not be able to get released pretrial (in before your Court date) until he or she can provide proof of citizenship or that he or she is lawfully permitted to be in the United States; (Which also means one would have to have proof of citizenship on them, which we are not required to do. The last time we did this was when we made black people carry papers to show if they were free or slaves.)
1/14/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 78 FIREARM LIABILITY PROTECTIONS : To define terms; establish liability protections for manufacturers and sellers of firearms against specified legal actions arising from criminal or unlawful use of firearms or ammunition; establish criteria for proceedings including timelines and burden of proof; establish a civil cause of action for violation of the extended protections for manufacturers and sellers and delineate available damages; provide the Attorney General with enforcement authority; provide that the Act may be cited as the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms (PLCAA) Clarification Act of 2026; EMERGENCY.
03/19/26: to Judiciary (S)
HB 95 AN ACT relating to the provision of menstrual products in schools. Requires schools, grades 6 through 12, to provide free pads to students.
01/14/26: to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
HB 103 WATER FLUORIDATION PROGRAMS: To make water fluoridation programs optional; To get rid of fluoride in our water
02/06/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
HB 112 AN ACT To amend the Kentucky Constitution to make slavery illegal.
03/13/26: returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
HB 117 DISRIMINATORY PRACTICES: To provide that school disciplinary codes shall prohibit discrimination on the basis of race; provide that the Act may be cited as the C.R.O.W.N. Act.
1/14/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education (H)
HB 123 CRIMINAL HISTORY OF JOB APPLICANTS, “Aka Ban the Box”
1/14/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
HB 154 CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE: Remove the statute of limitations for civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse.
1/14/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 170 “AN ACT relating to restoring religious liberty.”. This will allow anyone to be discriminated against for any reason as long as they are “ sincerely held religious beliefs. Aka ““License to Discriminate”
01/14/26: to Judiciary (H)
HB 174 CHILD MARRIAGE: To not allow for marriage licenses to be given to anyone under 18 years of age
1/14/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Families & Children (H)
HB 199 AN ACT This would allow anyone 21 years of age or older and allow of having 5 plants (for personal use)
01/14/26: to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
HB 227 ADDICTIVE ONLINE PLATFORMS: To protect minors from AI companion platforms and social media platforms using addictive features and predatory data collection; define terms; require AI companion platforms and social media platforms to refine their age verification for users; prohibit AI companion platforms or social media platforms from maintaining accounts for children without verifiable parental consent; create a private right of action for violations by AI companion platforms or social media platforms; authorize the Attorney General to enforce violations.
03/16/26: to Judiciary (S)
HB 231 REPORTING MEDICAL DEBT: To not allow health care provide from reported medical debt to the crediting reporting agencies.
1/15/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Banking & Insurance (H)
HB 256 CRIMINAL PROCEDURES: To allow appeals to be taken to the Circuit Court by the state in criminal cases from an adverse decision or ruling of the District Court. (So, if someone was found non-guilty, the State can appeal it? As most other things, like decisions, are already able to be appealed.) Which means if a jury finds someone not guilty, the State may be able to appeal it.
1/15/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 299 Bill to ban gun conversion devices.
03/03/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
HB 305 GRAND JURY SERVICE: If someone is on the grand jury, they can record the process and can’t tell anyone what happened, as it would be a crime
03/11/26: to Judiciary (S)
HB 308 SEX CRIMES: Chemical castration for sex offenders if the victim was under 12 years old.
1/20/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 312 Allow 18 to 20 years to carry concealed weapons
| 03/20/26 | 3rd reading, passed 30-7 received in House enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House |
HB 314 which was vetoed by the Governor, restructures oversight of the KentuckyWired network by shifting certain responsibilities to the Finance and Administration Cabinet and placing its functions under the Commonwealth Office of Technology. In his veto message, the Governor raised constitutional concerns, noting that the bill removes key executive branch oversight and alters the structure of the governing board in ways that limit executive authority
3/10/26 Senate voted 32-6 to override
HB 334 AN ACT relating to sex-based classifications.”Sex Re-Definition Bill” so that Kentucky will only recognize two genders.
01/21/26: to State Government (H)
HB 338 FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER: also not as evictions can be expunged (as once they have this on their record, currently, they have a very hard time to get an apartment)
03/19/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
HB 360 AN ACT relating to adult performances and declaring an emergency. (Drag Criminalization)
01/21/26: to Judiciary (H)
HB 361 SANCTUARY POLICIES: Prohibit state and local governmental entities from adopting sanctuary policies; (While labeled as “sanctuary policies” it is actually to stop one from offering sanctuary to someone else.) ICE bill
1/21/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 366 : MATTER PORTRAYING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A MINOR: If someone has or views a matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, basically it doesn’t matter if it is AI generate or actual children, the pedophile still needs to serve 85% of their time before they can get released.
| 03/11/26 | to Judiciary (S) |
| 03/12/26 | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar |
| 03/13/26 | 2nd reading, to Rules |
HB 373 VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING: If a person was trafficking and have any charges related to that, they can have the charges vacated and expunged (wiped) from their record and if they lost their right to vote (from a felon) related to being trafficked, restore their right to vote. RETROACTIVE.
1/22/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 399 AN ACT relating to sexual offenses against children: Make that rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, and sexual abuse in the first degree shall be capital offenses when the victim is under 12 years old (death penalty eligible).
1/23/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 414 BOOKING PROCEDURES IN LOCAL JAILS: To take DNA samples at arrest or initial appearance (which means just being charged of a felony they can take your DNA) So, a person is arrested or charged with a felony, despite the idea that one is innocent until found guilty, arrested, they have to turn over their DNA, if this bill passes.
03/16/26: to Judiciary (S)
HB 418 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: To allow for parental custody to be taken from the parent for allegations of domestic violence or child abuse.
03/05/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
HB 420 AN ACT proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Kentucky relating to voting rights. Anyone who lives in Kentucky, when they turn 18 will be automatically able to vote and some people, after serving their time in prison (depending on the crime) will also automatically get their right to vote back.
01/27/26: to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
HB 425 MOTOR VEHICLE RACING: To establish enhanced penalties, including increased fines, vehicle impoundment for drag racing.
03/17/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
HB 468 Housing and discrimination for disabled persons, how to be handled
3/12/2026 – received in Senate
HB 500 Budget for State: The Democratic package focuses on stabilizing health insurance for public employees and retirees, protecting Medicaid funding, feeding hungry Kentuckians, investing in affordable housing, supporting rural hospitals, and strengthening public education.
House Democrats propose adding $279 million to fully support the Kentucky Employees’ Health Plan and prevent dramatic premium increases for more than 310,000 Kentuckians, including teachers, bus drivers, state troopers, retirees, and their families. Without that investment, a five percent annual cap on the state’s contribution under HB 500 would create a projected $202 million shortfall and could result in premium increases of up to 78 percent over the next two years. The amendments also provide a 13th pension check for retired state employees and State Troopers, who have not received a cost-of-living adjustment since 2011. The proposal shores up Medicaid by closing the $815 million gap in HB 500. It includes $101.5 million to stabilize SNAP administration, $140 million for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, $125 million for the Rural Hospital Assistance Fund, and increases SEEK school district funding by 11.6 percent while delivering a 6.9 percent educator pay increase over two years.
03/19/26: Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
HB 526 MEMBERS OF THE BAR: Currently any lawyer in Kentucky is required to pay dues to belong to the Kentucky Bar Association. This bill will stop that. EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.
2/17/2026 – received in Senate
HB 534 An Omnibus Bill related to elections: there is a lot in this bill, three of which are:
- That once a month the data bases for voters will be purged of any non-citizen (when the Ky Secretary of State has said that alone around 20 people have every tried to vote here when they were not citizens;
- If your criminal case is on appeal (as it not final yet), you can be taken off the voting logs; and
- Judicial candidates (who run nonpartisan races in the commonwealth) will be able to run as a republican or democrats (which is interesting as the Legislators last year passed a law that we don’t know which party the mayoral candidates are this year).
This already passed the House and it is now in the Senate.
03/06/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
HB 553 No funding for gender transition health care: Basically, if you on any type of government insurance — including those for state and local government employees — your doctor can lose their license for giving you gender transition-related health services.
02/20/26: reassigned to State Government (H)
HB 569 DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL JUDGES; Amend KRS 26A.020 to establish that any person may submit an affidavit to the Attorney General stating that a judge cannot impartially rule and the process to remove the judge. We already have rules on this, this will make it much easier for people who lose their case to say they lost because the judge wasn’t being fair I think this, as it is today, is going to be a mess.
03/18/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
HB 570 To establish that Justices of the Supreme Court shall be elected on a statewide basis; EFFECTIVE January 2, 2029. Currently the Supreme Court Justice lives in your part of our State.
2/12/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
HB 592 Status offenses, would criminalize things like truancy
2/13/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 494 SEX OFFENDERS: Create a new section of KRS 17.500 to 17.580, relating to the sex offender registry, to define “costume” and “Halloween-related activity”; prohibit sex offenders who have committed a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor from participating in any Halloween-related activity; establish penalties.
2/17/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 532 AN ACT relating to medicinal hemp products and declaring an emergency. It is a redundant bill, as it puts more restrictions on CBD products and there are already regulations that do the same thing.
02/06/26: to Agriculture (H)
HB 595 CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE : To remove the statute of limitations for civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse.
2/17/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 596 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE: Make enhanced penalties for a person under the age of 21 who drives with an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more; and to make a longer license suspension for them.
2/17/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 625 AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. This bill would increase local control to combat red-light running and egregious speeding in our neighborhoods, allowing code enforcement officers to issue civil penalties to violators if local police do not. (also reads like cameras at lights can generate tickets)
02/19/26: to Transportation (H)
HB 627 – Personal Injury Protection (PIP); Requires PIP to reimburse healthcare providers at the workers’ compensation fee schedule, increases weekly wage loss benefits from $200 to $500, Increases funeral benefits from $1,000 to $5,000 (Currently the numbers are the lower ones)
03/20/26: to Banking & Insurance (S)
HB 636 CIVIL IMMUNITY FOR ANIMAL RESCUE: You can damage a car to get a “domestic animal that is in danger” and you can’t be sued by the person who owns the car.
2/20/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 637 ANIMAL WELFARE: Make an animal abuse offender registry; establish the animal abuse offender registry fund; and to require veterinarians to report animal abuse.
2/20/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 646 Would criminalize the importation of pills used to induce abortion or assisted suicide. The bill also opens civil legal action for anyone harmed by taking the pill, allowing them to file lawsuits against distributors, prescribers, and manufacturers.
02/23/26: to Judiciary (H)
HB 664 Allow for patients to sue their provider for trying to change their sexual orientation or gender identity. EMERGENCY
2/25/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 697 COMMERCIAL SURROGACY : It will be against the law for people to pay for someone to be a surrogate for their child
3/2/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 700 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS: To establish the crime of vehicular homicide when a person is traveling in excess of 25 miles per hour over the speed limit resulting in the death of another. the Act may be cited as Daniels Law.
3/2/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 701 POSTNUPTIAL AGREEMENTS : Postnuptial agreements are void and unenforceable unless the document meets certain requirements and 60 days have elapsed between initial receipt of the document and its execution.
3/2/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 714 UNBORN CHILDREN: Create new sections of KRS Chapter 507, relating to criminal homicide, to allow a prosecution where the victim is an unborn child; Person” includes an unborn child”. So under this law” WHEREAS, innocent human life, created in the image of God, should be equally protected under the laws from fertilization to natural death; and WHEREAS, to ensure the right to life and equal protection of the laws, all preborn children should be protected with the same homicide laws protecting all other human persons”. Which means before a woman even knows that she is pregnant, she can be charged with fetal homicide if she does anything that could impact her carrying the “unborn person”. Abortion is already illegal in Kentucky
3/3/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 718 EXPUNGEMENT: Establish an automatic nonviolent felony expungement process for eligible convictions.
3/3/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
HB 749 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE: Require that this office is created to make a militia and which shall buy and give machine guns to qualified persons (shall means it must be done)
3/4/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
HB 784 FETAL HOMICIDE: To allow prosecution, relating to fetal homicide, of a pregnant woman for having an abortion.
3/6/2026 – (H) Referred to Committee House Judiciary (H)
Senate Bills
SB 10 AN ACT proposing to amend the Constitution of Kentucky relating to limiting the Governor’s ability to grant pardons and commute sentences.
03/13/26: to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
SB 28 OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE: You will not be able to hold your phone while driving.; the Act may be cited as the Phone-Down Kentucky Act.
03/09/26: to Transportation (H)
SB 34 TRANSFER OF PROPERTY UPON DEATH: updates Kentucky law on transfer-on-death deeds and probate procedures to make property transfers after death clearer and more efficient.
03/13/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
SB 52 AN ACT relating to ensuring fair permitting and licensing practices: To prohibit public agencies from denying permits or licenses for reasons not specified by law; implement a 30-day time frame for ruling on applications for a permit or license if no time frame is otherwise specified by law; establish procedures for applications for a permit or license which are not ruled upon during the applicable time frame or are denied; for appeal process.
03/10/26: to State Government (H)
SB 53 AN ACT relating to planning and zoning. To require that planning units and commissions and boards thereof may hold public hearings and accept public comments concerning the approval of subdivision plats and development plans.
03/10/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
SB 66 OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE : To expand the list of controlled substances to include clonazepam, cyclobenzaprine, and fentanyl; updates Kentucky DUI laws by revising breath-test procedures and refusal rules and extends convictions for DUIs. (There are multiple issues I can see on this, one is that is a certain blood level that makes one impaired that has been determined on these drugs, and at least one of these drugs can be used an anti-anxiety drug, not a drug that impairs driving).
03/12/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
SB 72 RECRUITMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: EMERGENCY. (This bill would allow a medical provider to deny care if they don’t like how you live, who you are, the color of your skin. Also known as “Healthcare Discrimination Bill”)
02/17/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
SB 80 proposes a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights to most individuals with felony convictions after completion of their prison sentence, probation and parole. If approved by the General Assembly, the proposal would go before voters statewide.
03/13/26: to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
SB 83 FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER: This means the evictions won’t show up on one’s record
01/13/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
SB 85 SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST: Amend KRS 16.505, 61.510, and 78.510 to define “special needs trust” (SNT) for purposes of the State Police Retirement System, Kentucky Employees Retirement System, and County Employees Retirement System.
| 03/16/26 | to State Government (H) |
| 03/19/26 | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar |
| 03/20/26 | 2nd reading, to Rules |
SB 86 COLLABORATION WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW ENFORCEMENT: Require local law enforcement and the Kentucky State Police to enter into agreements with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (This overrides any State Law on this matter.) ICE bill
01/13/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
SB 100 exempts the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission (EPIC) from the Kentucky Open Records Act, allowing its records and communications to be withheld from public disclosure. I voted against this bill because it creates a troubling precedent by allowing a taxpayer-funded government entity to operate without the transparency required of nearly every other public agency in Kentucky. If a commission is funded with public dollars and making decisions that affect our state’s energy future, the people of Kentucky deserve the ability to see how those decisions are made. (Senator Neal’s weekly update)
| 03/17/26 | to Natural Resources & Energy (H) |
| 03/19/26 | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) |
| 03/20/26 | 2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026 |
SB 104 known as the “Halo Act,” creates a new criminal offense for “impeding a first responder.” Under the bill, once a verbal warning is issued, a person may not remain within 25 feet of a first responder or law enforcement officer if the officer believes the individual intends to interfere, threaten or harass. Violations can begin as a misdemeanor and escalate to a felony if the conduct continues. (Vague enough that it can used against peaceful protestors.)
| 03/13/26 | to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) |
| 03/17/26 | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar |
| 03/18/26 | 2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026 |
| 03/19/26 | floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed |
SB 115 CIVIL RIGHTS: (Fairness Bill)
01/22/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
SB 179 Gender definitions, male and female only, SB 179 generally does the same things as HB 334.
02/10/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
SB 181 AN ACT relating to schools and declaring an emergency.: Contact between school employees and students.
01/28/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
SB 199 – Pesticide Immunity The bill would remove the last remaining avenue for individuals to bring claims against manufacturers for health harms arising from pesticide exposure. “Pesticides” is an umbrella term that includes insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and rodenticides. Although it still gives immunity to pesticide manufacturers for that purpose, it preserves claims for other harmful products used in the home.
3/19/26 Delivered to Governor (so it made it through both the House and the Senate)
SB 208 AN ACT relating to arrest-related deaths. To require a post-mortem examination in deaths that occur during an arrest; To require coroners to notify the Kentucky State Medical Examiner of arrest-related deaths; require publication of an annual public report.
02/18/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
SB 209 AN ACT relating to the establishment of the External Detainee Fatality Review Panel. Will require investigation (from someone outside of the facility) when people die in custody
02/18/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
SB 223 AN ACT relating to the regulation of cannabis-infused beverages. Allows for hemp beverages at bars, fairs and festivals, but does not hemp store to sell the same drinks without buying multiple expensive licenses (beyond what a bar, fair or festival has to have).
03/20/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
SB 262 proposes a constitutional amendment allowing ballot summaries of constitutional amendments instead of printing the full text on ballots, which means people won’t even know what they are voting on.
03/11/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
SB 290 AN ACT relating to criminal history., Establish an automatic expungement process for specific eligible misdemeanor and felony convictions; allow the Commonwealth’s and county attorney to object and halt the automatic expungement of certain offenses
| 03/16/26 | to Judiciary (S) |
| 03/19/26 | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar |
| 03/20/26 | 2nd reading, to Rules |
SB 307 AN ACT relating to step therapy protocols. Amend KRS 304.17A-163 to modify the definition of “health plan”; require insurers, health plans, private review agents, and pharmacy benefit managers to disclose certain information about step therapy protocols on their website and ensure that the electronic process for requesting and transmitting prior authorization for a drug includes the ability for prescribing providers to electronically transmit a complete request for a step therapy exception; require coverage for a prescription drug on the date the provider submits a step therapy exception request; provide that requirements apply to Medicaid and KCHIP benefits to the extent authorized by federal law; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1); provide that the Act applies to policies, certificates, contracts, and plans issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.
02/27/26: to Committee on Committees (S)