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All 14,689 Active 326 In committee 5,859 Passed 4,038 Signed 1,952 Failed 158

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 & Taxes

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 Justice

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 ✓ Technology

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.

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 ✗ Healthcare

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 20, 2026

HB 639: AN ACT relating to poultry.

Create a new section of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 to define "end consumer"; allow certain USDA-exempted poultry processors to sell to end consumers on a farm, at a farmers market, or at a roadside stand.

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 20, 2026

HB 633: AN ACT relating to data privacy.

Amend KRS 367.3611 to define "actual knowledge," "algorithmic feed," "algorithmic recommendation system," "covered design feature," "covered minor," "covered online service," "dark pattern," "knows to be a child," "knows to be a minor," "minor," "online service," "parent," "personalized recommendation system," "publicly available information," and "user"; create a new section of KRS 367.3611 to 367.3629, the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act, to require a covered online service to configure all default privacy settings provided to a covered minor through its online service, product, or feature to the highest level of privacy; provide a covered minor and his or her parents with certain default settings and tools to protect the minor from profiling, targeted advertising for prohibited products, or the use of dark patterns to impair a covered minor's choice; prohibit the use of notifications and push alerts to a covered minor between certain days and times; amend KRS 367.3613 to conform; provide that Section 2 of the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Kid's Code.

Topics ✓ Technology

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 20, 2026

HB 631: AN ACT relating to school district calendars and declaring an emergency.

Provide 10 additional disaster relief student attendance days to provide instruction using alternate settings; allow local school districts to make up days missed by adding instructional time to student attendance days; require local boards of education seeking to revise its calendar to submit a plan for approval to the Department of Education; allow instructional time made up to count as employee contracted days; EMERGENCY.

Topics ✓ Education

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 20, 2026

HB 638: AN ACT relating to the state tree.

HB 638 amends Kentucky law to officially designate the Kentucky coffeetree as a state tree alongside the existing tulip poplar. The bill adds the coffeetree to KRS 2.095, making both trees symbolic representations of Kentucky. This is a purely ceremonial change with no policy or funding impact, affecting only the state's official symbols. The bill does not alter any laws or regulations but updates the state's formal designation of its tree emblem. It is currently in the early stages of the legislative process.

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 20, 2026

HB 629: AN ACT relating to the promotion of organ and bone marrow donation.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the employers' organ and bone marrow donation tax credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the ordering of the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow disclosure of certain information on the credit to the Legislative Research Commission; provide that Section 1 of this Act may be cited as the Living Organ and Bone Marrow Donor Assistance Act of 2026.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 20, 2026

HB 634: AN ACT relating to coverage of mental health wellness examinations.

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health plans to provide coverage for an annual mental health wellness examination provided by a mental health professional; require the coverage to be no less extensive than coverage for medical and surgical benefits, comply with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, and not be subject to any cost-sharing requirements; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require limited health service benefit plans, self-insured employer group health plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the mental health wellness examination coverage requirement; state purpose of the Act; direct that provisions apply to health plans issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act; provide that Section 1 of the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Mental Health Wellness Act; EFFECTIVE, January 1, 2027.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 20, 2026

HB 635: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 158.070 to permit a local board of education to amend its school calendar by adding time to the school day to reach the required 1,062 hours of instructional time; for the 2025-2026 school year, allow local school districts to make up days missed by adding instructional time to student attendance days; notwithstand the requirement for the student instructional year to have 170 student attendance days; allow waiver of up to 5 student attendance days if a school district is unable to provide the required 1,062 hours of instruction by June 10, 2026; require a local board of education seeking to revise its calendar to submit a plan for approval to the Department of Education; allow instructional time made up and days waived to count as employee contracted days; provide that districts that used 10 or fewer nontraditional instruction days and choose not to use any waived days shall have the district's average daily attendance calculated by deducting 5 low attendance days in addition to the 5 days deducted under KRS 157.320(2); EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2026; EMERGENCY.

Topics ✓ Education