HB 584 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances.

Summary

Amend KRS 218A.205 to remove the requirement of a permanent licensure ban on licensees and applicants convicted of a felony offense regarding prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance; make technical corrections.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 6, 2026 Last action Mar 5, 2026

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Introduced → Current/Final · 1 edit

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The document has been updated from a 'Bill Jacket' format to a 'General Assembly' format, reflecting the bill's progression from introduction to its current final version. The substantive text of the legislation remains unchanged, while the headers and footers now correctly identify the bill as HB 584.

TECHNICAL

Updated header and footer metadata to reflect the bill number (HB 584) and its current status in the General Assembly, replacing previous 'BR1917' identifiers and 'Jacketed' status.

Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2026

How they voted

85–16

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 105

Mar 4, 2026

D Democratic21

4 Yea 16 Nay 1

76% Nay

R Republican84

81 Yea 3

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 5, 2026

Committee

to Committee on Committees (S)

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

3rd reading, passed 80-16

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Committee

to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

to Committee on Committees (H)

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Introduced

introduced in House

lower

0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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