HB 36 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to interstate licensure compacts.

Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 314A to enact and enter into the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact with all other jurisdictions that legally join in the compact; declare the purpose of the compact; define terms; establish participation requirements; recognize a licensure privilege and establish requirements; designate home state licensure for active military members; establish penalties and adverse actions against a licensee; establish the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact Commission; create membership rules, establish voting requirements, and permit the commission to establish rules and perform duties; require the compact commission to create a data system and outline the requirements; permit the executive and judicial branches within each state to enforce the compact; establish dispute resolution and outline termination procedures.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Current/Final · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from HB 36 to HB 36/EN and updated with new page headers reflecting its status as an engrossed version. The substantive text of the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact remains unchanged, including all definitions, purposes, and operational rules for the compact.
TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to include '/EN' to indicate it is an engrossed version, and page headers were updated to reflect the new page count and date.

Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 33)
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed 90-0
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) as a consent bill
lower
Mar 13, 2026
Committee
to Licensing & Occupations (S)
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (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

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.