HB 248 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to hospital police departments.

Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216B to allow certain hospitals licensed under that chapter to establish hospital police departments; provide each hospital police officer with full general police powers, including the power to arrest, in performing his or her duties; specify the qualifications each officer shall have at the time of his or her employment; provide for the appointment or promotion to the ranks and grades of the department; prohibit persons from falsely representing themselves to be an officer; establish a citizen complaint and investigation process for complaints against an officer alleging misconduct.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2026 Last action Mar 16, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Current/Final · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text has been updated to reflect its progression from the 'Introduced' stage to the 'Current/Final' stage. The changes involve replacing the original bill number (BR 906) with the final enacted number (HB 248) and updating the legislative session reference from 'RS' to 'GA' to match the final version.
TECHNICAL

The bill number was changed from BR 906 to HB 248, and the session reference was updated from RS to GA to reflect the final version of the legislation.

Floor votes · House Mar 13, 2026

How they voted

885
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 105
Mar 13, 2026
D Democratic21
18 Yea 1 Nay 2
85% Yea
R Republican84
70 Yea 4 Nay 10
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 16, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 84-4
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.