Kentucky Bills

passed · Kentucky · Senate Jan 13, 2026

SR 14: A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of David Delvin Drake.

This is a ceremonial resolution (SR 14), not a substantive bill. The Kentucky Senate passed it to adjourn in honor of David Delvin Drake, a former energy official and public servant who died recently. The resolution expresses condolences to his family and directs the Senate to adjourn specifically to honor his memory. It does not create any new laws, policies, or affect any individuals or groups beyond this formal tribute.

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 13, 2026

HB 192: AN ACT relating to nurses.

Amend KRS 314.011 to define "dispense" or "dispensing" if prescribed, as receiving and distributing nonscheduled legend drugs; include receiving and distributing nonscheduled legend drug samples from pharmaceutical manufacturers; define "dispense" or "dispensing" for an advanced practice registered nurse as the same as in KRS 315.010.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 13, 2026

SB 83: AN ACT relating to forcible entry and detainer.

Create a new section of KRS 383.200 to 383.285 to require expungement of records in forcible detainer actions that are dismissed; allow for the expungement of the name of an unemancipated minor improperly named as a defendant in forcible detainer actions; amend KRS 383.250 to provide for sealing of records; direct that the required expungement of records of dismissed actions applies to forcible detainer actions brought on or after the effective date of the Act.

in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 13, 2026

SB 81: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky child credit.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable Kentucky child credit for taxpayers with qualifying children under the age of 6; authorize a maximum credit of $1,000 per qualifying child for individuals with income below $50,000 for single taxpayers and $100,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly; provide that individuals with incomes above the specified thresholds may be eligible for a reduced child credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 13, 2026

HB 12: AN ACT relating to privacy for members of the General Assembly.

Amend KRS 61.7991 to add current members of the General Assembly and their immediate family members to the definition of "covered person"; authorize standing for a civil action for injunctive or declaratory relief for unauthorized disclosure; provide that the removal of information does not apply to required disclosures under KRS Chapter 6 or 61.

Topics ✓ Technology

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 13, 2026

HB 13: AN ACT relating to the individual income tax rate.

Amend KRS 141.020 to establish a graduated tax rate for net income of $300,000 or less; establish a flat tax rate of 6% for net incomes in excess of $300,000; and remove provisions relating to tax rate reduction procedures.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 13, 2026

HB 16: AN ACT relating to Medicaid.

Amend KRS 205.520 to establish that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to provide Medicaid eligibility for all residents of the Commonwealth who may be eligible under federal law; amend KRS 205.6312 to require the establishment of cost-sharing requirements in the Medicaid program to the extent required under federal law; require the Governor to commission an independent third-party analysis of the current Medicaid expansion; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).

Topics ✓ Healthcare

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 13, 2026

HB 20: AN ACT relating to coverage for reproductive health care.

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for in vitro fertilization, intrauterine insemination, and any other assisted reproductive technology; establish minimum requirements for the coverage; suspend the coverage requirement's application to qualified health plans if the state would be required to make cost defrayal payments; amend KRS 304.17A-099 to conform; amend KRS 164.2871 and 18A.225 to require self-insured employer plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution and the state employee health plan to comply with the assisted reproductive technology coverage requirement; direct that certain provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 13, 2026

HB 14: AN ACT relating to the rural hospital operations and facilities revolving loan fund, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

HB 14 allocates $355 million from the General Fund for fiscal year 2026-27 to a revolving loan fund providing competitive grants to rural hospitals in Kentucky. These grants help rural hospitals stabilize operations and modernize facilities by covering costs like equipment upgrades and operational expenses. The bill declares an emergency to allow immediate funding after passage, bypassing standard implementation timelines. This directly affects rural hospitals facing financial strain, offering targeted support to maintain critical healthcare access in underserved communities.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Healthcare

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 13, 2026

HB 17: AN ACT relating to one-time payments to school district employees, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Direct local school districts to provide a one-time payment of $2,000 to certified employees, excluding superintendents, in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium, and a one-time payment of $1,000 to classified employees in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium; appropriate $153 million from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund account in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium to the Learning and Results Services budget unit to provide the payments; authorize the Department of Education to pro rata reduce payments if the appropriation is insufficient; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Education

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 13, 2026

HB 18: AN ACT relating to the safe ownership of firearms.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define "ammunition" and "firearm"; require an owner or other person lawfully in possession of a firearm or any person who sells ammunition to report the loss or theft of the firearm or ammunition to a law enforcement agency; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish civil liability against a person who fails to report the loss or theft of a firearm if knowingly another person is injured by the use of the lost or stolen firearm; establish civil liability against a person who furnishes a firearm to a minor if the minor causes the injury or death of another by the use of the firearm; amend KRS 411.155 to conform.

in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 13, 2026

HB 24: AN ACT relating to employment schedules.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to require employers to give employees a good-faith estimate of the employee's work schedule, maintain a voluntary standby list of employees who wish to work additional hours, post weekly schedules at least 7 days in advance, and provide certain rest periods for employees from being scheduled; allow employees to identify time limitations for scheduling work hours; require compensation for employer changes to the schedule; set forth unlawful practices; amend KRS 337.990 to establish a penalty for violations.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

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