HB 95 Kentucky House · 2022 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the selling and fitting of hearing instruments.

Summary
Amend KRS 334.020 to allow audiologists licensed under KRS Chapter 334A to engage in the sale and practice of fitting hearing instruments; amend KRS 334.030 to update the mailing address of the Kentucky Licensing Board for Specialists in Hearing; amend KRS 334A.020 to include selling or fitting of hearing instruments in the definition of "the practice of audiology"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 334A to establish requirements for any person engaged in the selling and fitting of hearing instruments; establish procedures for complaints against licensed persons; establish procedures for a client's right to cancel the purchase of a hearing instrument; require any person licensed to sell hearing instruments to maintain records of clients to whom a hearing device was sold for a minimum of three years; amend KRS 334A.040 to establish exemptions for persons licensed under KRS Chapter 334A.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Dec 2, 2021 Signed Mar 29, 2022
Floor votes · House Jan 24, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Mar 29, 2022
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 46)
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-0
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Committee
to Licensing & Occupations (S)
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 90-0
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Committee
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
Dec 2, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors