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HB 385 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to state-operated mental health facilities.

Summary
Amend KRS 210.040 to replace the term "institutions" with "facilities"; establish that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services is responsible to provide care that includes emergency and other medical care provided outside of a state facility for patients in state-operated mental health facilities.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill mandates Cabinet to provide emergency/medical care outside facilities, expanding mental health access and strengthening care coordination per subjects.95% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Feb 9, 2026
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Introduced → Current/Final · 1 edit
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The document has been updated from a 'Bill Reference' (BR) format to a 'House Bill' (HB) format, indicating the bill has moved from an initial introduction stage to its current or final version. The changes are purely technical, updating the bill number, page headers, and timestamps to reflect the official legislative record.
TECHNICAL

Updated document headers and footers to change the bill identifier from 'BR 1756' to 'HB 385' and adjusted the page numbering sequence.

Floor votes · House Feb 6, 2026

How they voted

96–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 105
Feb 6, 2026
D Democratic21
19 Yea 2
90% Yea
R Republican84
77 Yea 7
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 91-0
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
to Health Services (H)
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.