HB 508 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the protection of veterans' benefits.

Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 40 to limit the compensation for advising or assisting with veterans' benefits; prohibit persons seeking compensation for advising, assisting, or consulting on a veterans' benefits matter from utilizing international call or data centers, directly or aggressively soliciting business, gaining access to personal medical, financial, or benefits log-in or password information, charging interest, and utilizing a doctor with whom they have an employment or business relationship; limit the fee for representation; require any person receiving compensation for assisting on a veterans' benefits matter to report to the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs (KDVA) annually; allow KDVA to promulgate form for the report and display it on their website; establish that violators constitute a violation of the Consumer Protection Act; provide that attorneys and law firms seeking to receive compensation for advising, assisting, or consulting any individual with any veterans' benefits matter shall be governed federal regulations.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Last action Apr 14, 2026
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The document reflects a technical update to the bill's metadata, changing the bill number from 'BR 1699' to 'HB 508/GA' and updating the timestamp. No substantive policy, eligibility, or legal text was altered.
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Updated the bill identifier from 'BR 1699' to 'HB 508/GA' and adjusted the file timestamp in the header and footer sections.

Floor votes · House Feb 12, 2026

How they voted

980
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 105
Feb 12, 2026
D Democratic21
19 Yea 2
90% Yea
R Republican84
79 Yea 5
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
returned to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
taken from Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
returned to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
taken from Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 93-0
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.