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in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 23, 2026

SB 220: AN ACT relating to small farm wineries.

Amend KRS 243.037 to allow a small farm winery with a retail drink license to sell alcoholic beverages by the drink at 1 or more locations on the licensed premises of the small farm winery without obtaining supplemental bar license.
Gex Williams (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 23, 2026

HB 645: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Tax Tribunal.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 142 to establish the Kentucky Tax Tribunal within the executive branch to be the single form for all tax litigation; establish judges, forums, processes, and methods of appeal; amend various statutes to conform; repeal sections of KRS Chapter 49 which constituted the Board of Tax Appeals; amend various sections of KRS to conform; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2027, and in part, January 1, 2028.
Patrick Flannery (R) Jason Nemes (R)
passed · Kentucky · Senate Feb 23, 2026

SB 154: AN ACT relating to elections.

Amend KRS 117.228 to remove Social Security cards and public benefits cards, which do not include a person's photograph, from the available list of additional documents that may be offered to establish identity when a person seeking to cast a ballot in an election cannot provide proof of identification as required in KRS 117.225.
Robby Mills (R) Matt Nunn (R) Don Douglas (R) Lindsey Tichenor (R) Aaron Reed (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 23, 2026

HB 641: AN ACT relating to mental health chatbots.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to protect consumers using mental health chatbots; define terms; establish prohibitions and exceptions for how suppliers are to handle individually identifiable health information; prohibit supplier from advertising a specific product or service unless that product or service is clearly and conspicuously disclosed; require supplier to clearly and conspicuously disclose that the mental health chatbot is artificial intelligence and provide when this disclosure should appear; provide an affirmative defense to liability and list requirements to achieve that defense; grant enforcement authority to the Attorney General; include severability provision; provide that the Act may be cited as the Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Act.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates data protection standards and AI transparency for mental health chatbots, strengthening consumer safeguards in mental health services per bill's data protection and mental health focus.95% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyRequires AI disclosure and data protection for mental health chatbots, aligning with data privacy regulations in technology governance.90% confidence
Vanessa Grossl (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 23, 2026

HB 646: AN ACT relating to the use of pharmaceuticals to intentionally terminate life.

Amend KRS 218A.100 to place an abortion-inducing drug in Schedule IV; amend KRS 218A.1413 to include an abortion-inducing drug in the offense of trafficking in a controlled substance in the second degree; amend KRS 218A.1415 to include an abortion-inducing drug in the offense of possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, except when in the possession of a pregnant woman for her own personal use; create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to establish the offense of importing an abortion-inducing drug amend KRS 216.302 to include providing any drug, medication, or other substance as a means of assisting another person to commit or attempt to commit suicide; increase the penalty from a Class D felony to a Class B felony when the act is done knowingly by force or duress and from a Class C to a Class B felony when a person knowingly or intentionally provides the physical means or participates in a physical act by which another person commits or attempts suicide; create a new section of KRS 216.300 to 216.308 to establish the offense of medically assisted aid in dying as a Class B felony; amend KRS 216.308 to provide for the revocation of a license upon a criminal conviction or plea of guilty of assisted suicide or medically assisted aid in dying; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to provide a civil cause of action for any person who sustains damages resulting from receiving an abortion-inducing drug; create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to require the distribution of specified information to any patient who a physician or other healthcare provider believes is experiencing a complication as a result of taking an abortion-inducing drug; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to make specified information available on its website.
Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill expands criminalization by creating new offenses (trafficking/possession) for abortion drugs, increasing punitive measures under criminal justice system.95% confidence ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareRestricts access to abortion services by classifying drugs under controlled substance laws, limiting patient access to healthcare95% confidence
Marianne Proctor (R) T.J. Roberts (R) Kim Banta (R) Jennifer Decker (R) Shane Baker (R)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 23, 2026

SB 44: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Fire Commission, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 95A.020 to increase the Kentucky Fire Commission to 18 members by transferring the 4 ex officio members to full member status and provide for terms of office of the non-appointive members; amend KRS 95A.262 to specify that the cancer screening reimbursements can be made from revenues allocated to the Firefighters Foundation Program fund pursuant to KRS 42.190 and 136.392; make an appropriation of $3,924,000 to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System for various projects for the commission; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill makes specific $3,924,000 appropriation to Kentucky Community and Technical College System for projects, directly funding public services via state budget.92% confidence
Matt Deneen (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 20, 2026

HB 630: AN ACT relating to failure to report a serious crime.

HB 630 creates a new Class A misdemeanor offense for individuals who witness a serious crime (like one causing serious injury or death) but fail to immediately report it to police under specific conditions. It directly affects ordinary citizens who observe such crimes, requiring them to report if a reasonable person would believe the crime hasn’t been reported and reporting wouldn’t endanger them. The law specifies that failure to report is only punishable if the person could have reported without risk and reasonably believed the crime hadn’t already been reported. This bill changes the legal consequences for non-reporting in these circumstances, making it a punishable offense.
Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeCreates new Class A misdemeanor for failure to report serious crimes, expanding criminalization under Crimes and Punishments without reform benefits.95% confidence
Rebecca Raymer (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 20, 2026

HB 632: AN ACT relating to online protections for minors.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; require app store providers to verify user ages, obtain parental consent for minor accounts, notify users and parents of significant changes, share age and consent data with developers, and protect age verification data; prohibit app store providers from misrepresenting parental consent disclosures; require developers to verify age and consent status through app stores and notify app stores of significant changes; prohibit developers from misrepresenting parental consent disclosures; require the Office of Consumer Protection within the Attorney General's Office to establish standards for age verification methods; provide that a violation of the Act is a deceptive act or practice in the conduct of trade or commerce; provide that a parent or guardian has a private right of action for violations, provide a safe harbor for compliant developers; require the Office of Consumer Protection to promulgate administrative regulations in contemplation of the Act in accordance with KRS 13A.200; EFFECTIVE, in part, December 1, 2026.
Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyBill mandates age verification, parental consent, and data protection for minors' accounts, directly strengthening data privacy protections in technology platforms.95% confidence
Stephanie Dietz (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 20, 2026

HB 636: AN ACT relating to civil immunity for animal rescue.

HB 636 provides legal protection for people who enter vehicles to rescue domestic animals in immediate danger, shielding them from lawsuits over vehicle damage. It applies directly to individuals who reasonably believe an animal is at risk of injury, contact emergency services first, use only necessary force, and either stay with the animal until help arrives or leave detailed written notice on the vehicle. The law specifies four key conditions for immunity, including contacting authorities before entry and providing contact details and location if leaving the scene. This bill does not affect other existing legal protections or defenses under Kentucky law.
Rachel Roarx (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 20, 2026

HB 553: AN ACT relating to gender transition services.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to define terms; prohibit health care providers from accepting payment or reimbursement for gender transition services from a state or local government or Medicare; prohibit use of state or local government funds for the provision or subsidy of gender transition services; require licensing or certifying agencies to revoke a health care provider's license for a violation; direct that intentional violation by a public servant shall be a violation of KRS 522.030; amend KRS 15.241 to authorize the Attorney General to seek injunctive relief and penalties for a violation of gender transition services prohibitions; amend KRS 156.496 to prohibit family resource or youth services centers from providing or making referrals for gender transition services; amend KRS 39A.180 to prohibit suspension of gender transition services laws during an emergency; create new sections of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304, and KRS 205.6481 to 205.6495, and amend KRS 205.5365, 18A.225, 164.2871, and 304.17C-125, to prohibit publicly funded health plans, Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program (KCHIP), publicly funded limited health service benefit plans, the state employee health plan, and state postsecondary education institution self-insured health plans from providing payment or coverage for gender transition services; amend KRS 605.110 to direct that gender transition services are not authorized for a child committed to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice; state findings of the General Assembly relating to the purpose of the Act; apply certain provisions to health plans issued or renewed on or after the effective date of Act.
Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareDefunds gender transition services by prohibiting state/local funds and Medicare reimbursement, restricting access to a specific healthcare service.95% confidence
T.J. Roberts (R) Felicia Rabourn (R) Candy Massaroni (R) Ryan Dotson (R) Bill Wesley (R)
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