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HB 134 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to sexual assault nurse examiners.

Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to employ a health professional as a statewide sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) coordinator; establish requirements for the description, essential duties, and responsibilities of the SANE coordinator position; require the cabinet to collaborate with others to develop a statewide strategic plan that utilizes a regional model to ensure SANE coverage for all Kentucky hospitals; require the cabinet to develop a state registry of SANEs that is accessible from the cabinet's website by December 1, 2026; amend KRS 314.142 to require the board to notify newly registered SANEs of the state SANE registry on the cabinet's website.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Signed Apr 10, 2026
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Introduced → Current/Final · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from a bill bill (BR) to a House Bill (HB) and significantly restructured to shift authority from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Kentucky Board of Nursing. The Board is now responsible for creating the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program, establishing a state registry, and hiring a coordinator, while the Cabinet retains oversight of the Sexual Assault Response Team Advisory Committee.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from a single agency-led initiative to a multi-agency framework involving the Board of Nursing, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, law enforcement, and various advocacy groups.
REQUIREMENT

Authority to create the SANE Program and promulgate regulations was transferred from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Kentucky Board of Nursing.

A new Sexual Assault Response Team Advisory Committee was established with specific co-chairs and a diverse membership including representatives from nursing, hospitals, law enforcement, and victim advocacy.

New requirements were added for the Board to notify newly registered SANEs that the state registry is available on the Board's website.

DEFINITION

The definition of a SANE was updated to clarify that only individuals credentialed under the new Board of Nursing regulations may use the title or abbreviation.

TIMELINE

The deadline for establishing the statewide SANE registry and strategic plan remains December 1, 2026, but the responsible agency changed from the Cabinet to the Board of Nursing.

Floor votes · House Jan 29, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Apr 10, 2026
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 66)
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed 91-0
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
to Health Services (S)
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 95-0
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
to Health Services (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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