AN ACT relating to the Board of Nursing.
Summary
Amend KRS 314.121 to require practitioner members of the Board of Nursing to maintain licensure throughout their board terms; make the active clinical practice of registered nurse members consist of direct bedside patient care on a daily basis; change the entities that submit board candidate names for active clinical registered nurses and nurse educators.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2026
Last action Feb 19, 2026
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3
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Committee
2
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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