AN ACT relating to organ donation safety.
Summary
Create a new section of Chapter 311 to define terms; establish conditions and processes for pause in procedure for an organ donation; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to implement and enforce the pause in procedure requirements; establish that the provisions should not be construed to conflict with KRS 446.400, discourage ethical organ donation, interfere with independent end-of-life decision making, conflict with the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, or authorize the Commonwealth to affect the federal certification, designation, or service area of an organ procurement organization; require the cabinet to submit report on pause in procedures to the Legislative Research Commission.
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 28, 2026
Signed Apr 7, 2026
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The bill underwent a technical update where the document identifier was changed from a generic reference (BR 839) to the specific bill number (HB 510). This change reflects the bill's progression from introduction to its current final version, ensuring all official copies correctly identify the legislation.
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No substantive changes to the bill's scope, applicability, or legal requirements were made; the changes are strictly administrative and formatting-related.
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Updated the document header and footer to replace the generic 'BR 839' identifier with the specific bill number 'HB 510' and adjusted the page numbering format to match the final version.
Floor votes · House Feb 25, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Apr 7, 2026
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 43)
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Committee
to Health Services (S)
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 97-0
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
to Health Services (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.
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