AN ACT relating to legislative oversight of the Medicaid state plan and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; establish an annual Medicaid state plan and Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program state plan legislative review process; EMERGENCY.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 9, 2026
Signed Apr 14, 2026
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was updated from an introduced draft to a vetoed and overridden final version, changing the document identifier and adding a specific 'Vetoed and Overridden' status. Substantive policy content regarding Medicaid oversight, review timelines, and reporting requirements remained largely consistent, though minor formatting adjustments and reordering of list items were made to clarify the review process for state plan amendments.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to mandate annual legislative review of Kentucky's Medicaid and KCHIP plans.
TECHNICAL
Updated the document header from the introduced bill number (26 RS BR 1935) to the final vetoed and overridden status (26 RS SB 173/VO).
Adjusted the formatting of lists and indentation throughout the text to improve readability and standardize the presentation of requirements.
REQUIREMENT
Reorganized the criteria for finding a state plan deficient, grouping them to better distinguish between conflicts with state/federal law and issues regarding statutory authority or unreasonable burdens.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026
How they voted
35–7
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
Mar 3, 2026
D
Democratic6
100% Nay
R
Republican38
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
8
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
passed 80-19
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Vetoed
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
passed 32-6
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Vetoed
veto overridden
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Vetoed
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Apr 6, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 74-16
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Committee
to Health Services (H)
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 30-6 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Committee
to Health Services (S)
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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