SB 269 makes a technical correction to Kentucky law (KRS 322.330) by updating the spelling of "Web site" to "website" in a requirement for professional licensing boards. The bill ensures that boards must provide an electronic roster of licensed professional engineers, land surveyors, and their business entities on their website. This is a procedural amendment with no substantive policy changes, directly affecting licensing boards and the professionals they regulate. The correction addresses a minor typographical error in existing law.
SB 268 amends Kentucky law to include electric vehicle batteries in the legal definition of a "nondivisible load" for state-maintained highways. This change directly affects transporters moving electric vehicle batteries, as these batteries will now be treated as nondivisible loads under highway regulations. The bill updates KRS 189.010 to explicitly state that electric vehicle batteries qualify as nondivisible loads regardless of prior provisions. This means transporters must comply with the specific rules for nondivisible loads when moving these batteries on Kentucky's state highways.
SB 272 amends Kentucky insurance law (KRS 304.5-150) to replace the gendered phrase "his or her" with gender-neutral language in a requirement for insurers. This change directly affects insurance companies that must file reinsurance contracts with the state insurance commissioner. The bill updates existing administrative language to be inclusive, without altering the underlying filing process or requirements. It is a procedural adjustment to modernize statutory language, not a substantive policy change. The bill was introduced in the Senate on February 26, 2026.
This is a commemorative resolution (SR 118) honoring Joseph H. Mattingly, Jr., a Marion County, Kentucky, community member who served as county coroner, operated a funeral home, and was a U.S. Army veteran. The Senate formally adjourned on February 26, 2026, in his memory, expressing sympathy to his family and directing the Clerk to deliver a copy to his family. It has no policy impact beyond this ceremonial recognition.
This resolution (SR 114) commemorates the 80th Southern Legislative Conference hosted by the Council of State Governments (CSG) South in Lexington, Kentucky, July 11-15, 2026. It formally recognizes CSG South’s role as a nonpartisan organization connecting legislators from 15 Southern states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia). The resolution does not create new laws or affect specific policies; it is a ceremonial expression of support for the conference, which brings together over 1,500 Southern legislators and staff to discuss regional policy issues. As a procedural resolution, it has no direct legislative impact beyond honoring the event.
SB 277 corrects technical language in Kentucky law (KRS 350.240) regarding regulations for reclaiming land disturbed by clay mining. It clarifies that the Energy and Environment Cabinet can create administrative regulations for clay mining reclamation - specifically encouraging water impoundments - while aligning with the Interstate Mining Compact's standards. The bill directly affects the Cabinet (which develops regulations) and clay mining operations (which must follow the regulations). This is a technical correction to existing law, not a new policy change.
Amend KRS 205.1783 to define terms; require the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to request a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to exclude accessory foods such as candy, soft drinks, and specialty coffee drinks from being purchased using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, also known as SNAP; require the request to be resubmitted as instructed by the General Assembly; require the cabinet to request a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to allow the purchase of hot foods utilizing SNAP benefits; require the request be resubmitted as instructed by the General Assembly; specify waiver development and reporting requirements.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to establish the criminal offense of unlawful possession of a controlled substance on hospital property as a Class D felony unless a higher penalty applies; require hospitals to display signs regarding unlawful possession; amend KRS 218A.1415 to change the name of the crime of possession of a controlled substance to unlawful possession of a controlled substance; remove controlled substance analogues, methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine, gamma hydroxybutric acid, and flunitrazepam from unlawful possession of a controlled substance in the first degree; establish possession of a controlled substance on hospital property as a Class D felony unless a higher penalty applies; amend KRS 218A.1416 to add controlled substance analogues, methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine, gamma hydroxybutyric acid, and flunitrazepam to unlawful possession of a controlled substance in the second degree; amend KRS 218A.133, 218A.1417, 218A.202, 218A.205, 218A.275, and 218A.500 to conform.
Amend KRS 164.020 to direct the Council on Postsecondary Education to postpone the approval of any new program at a state postsecondary educational institution if the institution has not met its equal educational opportunity goals; amend KRS 164.011, 164.131, 164.321, 164.821, and 335B.010 to conform; repeal KRS 164.2894, 164.2895, 164.2896, 164.2897, 164.2898. 164.2899, and 335B.035; provide that the Act may be cited as the Restoration of Postsecondary Inclusion and Student Success Programs Act.
Support the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' special pastoral message on immigration; affirm the protection of houses of worship, schools, and hospitals from immigration enforcement action within the Commonwealth.
SB 271 clarifies who can fit and dispense eye devices containing medicine, like medicated contact lenses. It specifies that only licensed ophthalmologists (physicians) or optometrists can fit these devices, while dispensing can be done by those same professionals or pharmacists. The bill explicitly states it does not expand optometrists' prescribing rights or restrict pharmacists from filling prescriptions for such devices. This is a technical adjustment to existing law, affecting eye care providers and pharmacists who handle medicated ocular products.
SB 273 amends Kentucky law to update the title of a regulatory official in insurance reporting requirements. It changes the reference from "executive director" to "commissioner" in KRS 304.48-080, specifying who liability self-insurance groups must notify about changes to their filings or compliance. This procedural update affects self-insurance groups required to report under existing insurance regulations. The bill makes no substantive policy changes, only clarifying the designated official for notification purposes. The change applies to administrative processes under current insurance law, not to new rules or public obligations.
