AN ACT relating to preneed burial contracts.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS 367.934 to 367.974 to allow an agent that guarantees a price for all merchandise and services to be provided under a preneed burial contract to collect an administrative fee not to exceed 15% of the total amount of payments to be paid under the contract; prohibit the administrative fee from being paid more than once; prohibit the administrative fee from being paid until all installments have been paid; amend KRS 367.934 to conform; amend KRS 367.936 to exempt an administrative fee imposed on a fully paid contract from the refund requirements; make technical amendments; direct that the Act applies to contracts entered into on or after the effective date of the Act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 24, 2026
Signed Apr 10, 2026
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The bill number was updated from BR 2142 to SB 226, and the document footer was changed from 'Jacketed' to 'GA', indicating a transition from a draft or committee version to the final General Assembly version. These are technical formatting updates that reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process rather than changes to the actual policy or law.
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The bill identifier was changed from BR 2142 to SB 226, and the footer status was updated from 'Jacketed' to 'GA', signifying the document is now the official final version.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026
How they voted
44–0
Passed
Total votes 44
Mar 10, 2026
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican38
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 10, 2026
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 88)
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 93-0
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Committee
to State Government (H)
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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