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HB 486 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the mental health of first responders.

Summary
Amend KRS 95A.292 to allow rescue squad members to participate in the Alan "Chip" Terry Professional Development and Wellness Program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 39F to direct the Division of Emergency Management and the Kentucky Fire Commission to enter into an agreement to ensure that rescue squad members have access to the program; provide that the Act may be cited as Gavin's Rights.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill creates mental health wellness program access for first responders, directly expanding mental health services per KRS amendments and subjects list.95% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 26, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text underwent a complete renumbering and reformatting process, changing the document identifier from 'BR 1641' to 'HB 486/GA'. While the visible text snippets show minor phrasing adjustments regarding who may participate in seminars, the primary changes are technical updates to the bill's official numbering and page headers rather than substantive policy shifts.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on professional and volunteer firefighter development, but the document has been reclassified from a 'BR' (likely a reference or committee bill number) to the final 'HB 486' legislative identifier.
TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated from 'BR 1641' to 'HB 486/GA' in the header and page footers, indicating the bill has progressed from an initial draft to its current legislative form.

The document identifier in the footer was changed from 'BR164100.100' to 'HB048610.100' to match the new bill number.

Minor wording adjustments were made in the text, such as changing 'relatives or friends' to 'known as the professional and volunteer firefighters professional development' and clarifying eligibility criteria for seminar participation.

Floor votes · House Feb 25, 2026

How they voted

100–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 105
Feb 25, 2026
D Democratic21
19 Yea 2
90% Yea
R Republican84
81 Yea 3
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 95-0
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.