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in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 11, 2026

SB 184: AN ACT relating to education reporting.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to establish a statewide system of oversight and compliance monitoring for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; specify the required components of the system; amend KRS 156.070 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to establish a system for reporting allegations of misconduct by employees of any agency designated for the management of interscholastic athletics and the requirements of the system.
Lindsey Tichenor (R)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 11, 2026

SCR 96: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION reestablishing the Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force to study preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery, risk assessment, infrastructure resilience, and planning for natural disasters that impact the Commonwealth.

Direct the Legislative Research Commission to reestablish the Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force to study disaster mitigation, infrastructure resilience, and planning for natural disasters that impact the Commonwealth; require the task force to submit recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.
Danny Carroll (R) Greg Elkins (R) Phillip Wheeler (R) Brandon Smith (R) Brandon Storm (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 11, 2026

HB 557: AN ACT relating to correctional services.

Amend KRS 441.005 to define "restricted custody center" and make technical changes; create new sections of KRS Chapter 441 to require the Department of Corrections to promulgate administrative regulations providing the minimum standards for holdover facilities; require the Department of Corrections to contract with a fiscal court of a county or local or regional correctional authority to provide correctional services to state prisoners; allow prisoners being held for a nonviolent or nonsexual misdemeanor conviction to be housed in a restricted custody center; require jailers to get permission from the Department of Corrections before transferring a Class C or Class D felon to another jail unless required by statute or an emergency exists; establish the regional jail authority construction fund, and establish requirements for the Department of Corrections to submit a list of regional jail construction projects to the Legislative Research Commission; establish the regional jail conversion fund and establish requirements for receiving grant funds; amend KRS 431.215 to require the Commonwealth to pay a county a fee per day based on the county's actual costs to house prisoners for the time the prisoner was held before a conviction if the sentence the prisoner receives in whole or in part includes the amount of time served prior to judgment; amend KRS 441.025 to allow counties to contract with the Department of Corrections to house state prisoners and operate holdover facilities; amend KRS 441.045 to require the Commonwealth to pay counties for the costs of providing health services to prisoners the county is responsible for; amend KRS 441.420 to require the Department of Corrections to pay for architectural plans and engineering services associated with any tentatively approved construction of a local correctional facility; amend KRS 441.430 to allow a regional jail authority to receive tentative approval for new regional jail construction; amend KRS 441.520 to specify the rate that a jail that receives a transferred inmate can charge the originating jail; amend KRS 441.810 to require that the jailer of each county within a regional jail authority be a member of the board; amend various sections to conform.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeAllows nonviolent offenders in less restrictive facilities per new standards, supporting reform by reducing incarceration for nonviolent cases.80% confidence
Kevin Jackson (R) Rachel Roarx (D) Aaron Thompson (R) Bobby McCool (R) Richard White (R)
died · Kentucky · House Feb 11, 2026

HB 372: Withdrawn.

Create new sections of Subchapter 40 of KRS Chapter 224 to define "advanced recovery facility," "circular energy economy," "circular energy facility," and "energy carriers"; declare legislature finding regarding the landfilling of wastes as an obsolete method of waste management and promotion of a circular energy economy using circular energy facilities; create a Circular Economy and Advanced Recovery Advisory Council attached to the Energy and Environment Cabinet; identify members of the council and meeting schedule; require the council to make recommendations on policies that advance a circular energy economy using advanced recovery technologies; set forth the duties of the council; require the council to prepare an annual report to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission by December 30 of each year; prohibit local governments and special districts from banning circular energy or advanced recovery facilities in their jurisdiction.
Topics ✓ EnergySupports EnergyPromotes circular energy economy via defined facilities, advisory council under Energy Cabinet, and declares landfilling obsolete per legislative findings.95% confidence
Deanna Gordon (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 10, 2026

HB 548: AN ACT relating to informed consent for medical examinations.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to define terms; prohibit a health care provider from performing a pelvic, rectal, or prostate examination without the informed consent of the patient or the person authorized to make health care decisions for the patient; provide for certain exceptions including a court order; require violators to be subject to discipline by the appropriate professional licensing board or accrediting agency.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires informed consent for invasive exams, protecting patient autonomy and rights in healthcare settings per bill's prohibitions on unauthorized procedures.95% confidence
Sarah Stalker (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 10, 2026

HB 543: AN ACT relating to the use of experimental treatments for life-threatening or severely debilitating illness.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 217 to define terms; permit a manufacturer operating within an eligible facility to make available to an eligible patient an individualized investigational drug, biological product, or device; permit the manufacturer to provide the individualized investigational drug, biological product, or device or require the patient to cover the costs; provide that if a patient dies while being treated his or her heirs are not liable for costs; provide that health care provider licensing boards may not take actions against licensees for their recommendations relating to an individualized investigational drug, biological product, or device; provide that official attempts shall not be made to block an eligible patient's access to an individualized investigational drug, biological product, or device; prohibit private actions against a manufacturer of an individualized investigational drug, biological product, or device that has exercised reasonable care in accordance with this section; preclude any conclusion that health insurance coverage is required or that hospitals are required to provide new or additional services.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcarePermits access to experimental treatments for serious illnesses, improves patient access, and protects heirs from cost liability related to treatment.90% confidence
Vanessa Grossl (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 10, 2026

HB 544: AN ACT relating to data centers.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to define terms; prohibit a retail electric supplier from providing service to a data center customer that has a total aggregated customer contract capacity of greater than 100 megawatts unless the Public Service Commission has approved a tariff or contract for the service that includes certain minimum requirements; exempt a data center customer that has an electric service agreement for more than 100 megawatts of existing load prior to the effective date of the Act; prohibit the commission from approving a tariff unless all capital and operating costs for new infrastructure to serve the data center are assigned to the data center customer and that the costs for shared benefits for the new facilities are allocated proportionally and will not have any greater adverse impact on other customer classes than if the data center had not connected to the system; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Ratepayer Protection Act.
Adam Moore (D) William Lawrence (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 10, 2026

HB 550: AN ACT relating to reproductive health services.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to define terms; provide rights related to access to contraception; create private right of action; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for contraception; amend KRS 304.17A-099 to exclude contraception from cost defrayal requirements; require health benefit plans to provide coverage for long-acting reversible contraception administered during a postpartum hospital stay; amend KRS 164.2871, 205.522, 205.6485, and 18A.225 to require self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary institution to its employees, Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, and the state employee health plan to comply with the new section on contraceptive coverage; amend KRS 446.350 to provide that nothing in the new section on contraceptive coverage shall be construed to violate section; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver to offer family planning services to certain low-income individuals; require the cabinet to report annually; create a new section of KRS Chapter 315 to allow pharmacists to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes as required under KRS 205.5372(1); include provisions for cost defrayal requirements; direct that provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates insurance coverage for contraception, removes cost barriers, and expands access to reproductive health services per health benefit plan requirements.95% confidence
Sarah Stalker (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 10, 2026

HJR 52: A JOINT RESOLUTION relating to road projects.

HJR 52 is a procedural joint resolution that formally incorporates the last four years (2024-2028) of Kentucky's Six-Year Road Plan into state law. It lists specific road projects across multiple counties (including Clark, Hickman, Spencer, and others) with associated funding amounts, such as highway improvements on KY 1552 in Clark County ($11.7 million) and KY 3155 near Versailles ($3.75 million). The resolution does not create new policy but codifies existing projects identified in the Governor's plan, committing state funds for these infrastructure upgrades through fiscal year 2032. It directly affects Kentucky's transportation infrastructure and local communities where these road projects are located.
Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationCodifies funding for specific highway projects (e.g., KY 1552, $11.7M), advancing infrastructure under Transportation subject.95% confidence
Pamela Stevenson (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 10, 2026

HJR 53: A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Barry Barrett Memorial Bridge in Marshall County.

This bill (HJR 53) is a commemorative resolution designating a specific bridge on Kentucky Route 2595 crossing Cypress Creek (Bridge ID #079B00142N) in Marshall County as the "Barry Barrett Memorial Bridge." It directs the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to erect appropriate signage within 30 days of the resolution's effective date. The resolution honors Barry Barrett, a Marshall County resident who founded Barry Barrett Trucking LLC, served as a church deacon, and was recognized by his community for his service. As a naming resolution, it does not create new policy but formally commemorates an individual.
Chris Freeland (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 10, 2026

HB 549: AN ACT relating to pregnancy resource centers.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define "pregnancy resource center"; require pregnancy resource centers to be licensed; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to establish licensure standards for pregnancy resource centers; provide that operation or advertisement of a pregnancy resource center without a license is a Class A misdemeanor; provide that a pregnancy resource center's or health care provider's liability is neither limited nor expanded by the licensure requirement; amend KRS 216B.990 to establish penalties for violations by pregnancy resource centers.
Sarah Stalker (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 10, 2026

HB 551: AN ACT proposing to amend Section 1 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the environment.

Propose to amend Section 1 of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish a right of the people to have a healthy environment, including a right to clean air, pure water, and ecologically healthy habitats; declare the Commonwealth's natural resources, among them its air, water, flora, fauna, climate, and public lands, the common property of all people, including generations yet to come; establish that as trustee of the environment and its natural resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all people; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection; provide that is Act may be cited as the Legacy Amendment.
Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill establishes constitutional right to healthy environment, declares natural resources as common property, and mandates Commonwealth as trustee to conserve resources, directly advancing environmental protection.95% confidence
Sarah Stalker (D)
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