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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 23, 2026

HB 408: AN ACT relating to patient-directed care at the end of life.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to define terms; establish a qualified terminally ill patient's right to voluntarily request medication to self-administer to cause death; establish conditions required to make request; permit patient to rescind request at any time; permit an attending provider to provide medication; establish requirements for attending providers to inform patients and document request; require disposal of unused medications; require report by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; establish provisions for contracts, insurance policies, and beneficiaries; prohibit applicability of provisions to ending a patient's life by lethal injection, mercy killing, or active euthanasia; establish that a health care provider is not required to provide medication to a qualified patient; permit health care providers to prohibit persons or entities from participating in a qualified patient's request during or on the premises of employment; prohibit reporting a health care provider to a licensing board for participating in a qualified patient's request; state that actions under this Act do not authorize lethal injection, mercy killing, or active euthanasia; establish that actions under this Act do not constitute suicide or homicide; create the offenses of forging or altering a request for end-of-life medications, concealing or destroying a rescession of a request for end-of-life medication, and coercing or exerting undue influence on a terminally ill patient to request or utilize end-of-life medications; create a form for a qualified patient to make a request; create a form for an interpreter for a qualified patient making a request; create a new section of Subtitle 12 of KRS Chapter 304 to establish provisions for insurance policies and beneficiaries of qualified patients; amend KRS 507.020 and 507.030 to create an affirmative defense to a charge of murder and manslaughter in the first degree; provide that the Act may be cited Rena's Law.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEnables terminally ill patients to request medication for end-of-life care, protecting patient autonomy and access to healthcare options within medical services.92% confidence
Lindsey Burke (D) Adrielle Camuel (D)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 23, 2026

SB 121: AN ACT relating to education.

Amend KRS 156.161 to provide that certain school district facility project waivers shall not expire unless the Kentucky Board of Education provides for expiration when granting the waiver; require the state board to consider waivers no later than 45 calendar days after submission; amend KRS 157.360 to provide for a temporary exemption from maximum class sizes; require the state board to review the exemption issued by the Kentucky Department of Education within 45 days; amend KRS 156.029 to rotate nonvoting member appointments by Supreme Court district instead of congressional district; provide that the nonvoting student member on the state board shall be classified as a sophomore at the time of appointment; amend KRS 161.028 to require the Education Professional Standards Board to use a portion of the proceeds of certification fees towards the Kentucky Educator Placement Service System; amend KRS 156.160, 156.670, 157.615, and 157.655 to remove references to the Council for Education Technology and place the council's responsibilities with the Kentucky Department of Education; amend KRS 156.802 to direct that the department have administrative responsibility for the Kentucky FFA Leadership Training Center; repeal KRS 156.660, relating to definitions, and 156.690, relating to teachers' computer purchase system; provide procedures for the initial appointment of the nonvoting teacher and student representatives representing Supreme Court districts.
Gex Williams (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 23, 2026

HB 395: AN ACT relating to curriculum.

HB 395 requires all public middle and high schools in Kentucky to include specific instruction on the history of racism in their curriculum. This directly affects public school students and educators in grades 6-12, mandating coverage of topics like the transatlantic slave trade, Jim Crow laws, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and residential segregation. The bill specifies that this instruction must be integrated into existing courses and does not alter graduation requirements or assessment standards. It takes effect starting the 2025-2026 school year, with no mention of implementation costs or teacher training in the provided text.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates inclusion of racism history curriculum, strengthening educational content on racial justice in K-12 schools.95% confidence
Chad Aull (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 23, 2026

HB 411: AN ACT relating to the affordable housing trust fund.

Amend KRS 64.012 to increase and modify fees received by the county clerk; after January 1, 2027, allow recalculation using the CPI-U, with the fee increase going to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund; apply to fees received by county clerks for services provided on or after August 1, 2026.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesDirects increased county clerk fees to Affordable Housing Trust Fund, funding public housing program per bill's fee allocation to specific public fund.90% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingBill directs increased county clerk fees to Affordable Housing Trust Fund, explicitly funding housing initiatives per bill title and summary.95% confidence
Richard White (R) Erika Hancock (D) Nima Kulkarni (D) Susan Witten (R) Steve Bratcher (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 23, 2026

HB 390: AN ACT relating to education.

Amend KRS 161.030 to specify the Education Professional Standards Board has authority only over educators hired by public schools; amend KRS 199.894 to define "learning pod" and exclude learning pods from the definition of "child-care center" and "family child-care home"; amend KRS 194A.381 to exclude learning pods from certain youth camp requirements.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationExcludes learning pods from childcare regulations, facilitating alternative educational access without direct funding but expanding non-traditional learning options.85% confidence
Felicia Rabourn (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 23, 2026

HB 402: AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.

Amend KRS 342.610 to remove the presumption that the use of an illegal substance prior to an accident caused the injury; provide that the use of an illegal substance shall be the proximate cause of the injury.
Topics ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentBill denies workers' compensation benefits when illegal drug use causes injury, weakening worker protections by restricting eligibility for workplace injury claims.95% confidence
Joshua Watkins (D) Rachel Roarx (D) Anne Donworth (D) Erika Hancock (D) Chad Aull (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 23, 2026

HB 399: AN ACT relating to sexual offenses against children.

Amend KRS 510.040, 510.070, and 510.110 to provide that rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, and sexual abuse in the first degree shall be capital offenses when the victim is under 12 years old; amend KRS 532.025 to conform.
Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeAmends statutes to make sexual offenses against children capital offenses, increasing mandatory death penalty penalties.95% confidence
T.J. Roberts (R) John Hodgson (R) Candy Massaroni (R) Josh Calloway (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 23, 2026

HB 410: AN ACT relating to risk protection orders.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define terms; allow enumerated persons to petition a District Court to issue an order prohibiting a person from purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm if the person is or has been diagnosed with or treated for a mental condition that causes or is likely to cause impairment in judgment, perception, or impulse control to an extent that presents an unreasonable risk to public health, safety, or welfare if the person were in possession or control of a firearm; establish that a violation of an order is a Class A misdemeanor; amend KRS 237.104 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as Diego's Law.
Beverly Chester-Burton (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 23, 2026

HB 412: AN ACT relating to physician continuing medical education.

Amend KRS 311.601 to require physicians to receive at least 3 hours of continuing medical education every 3 years related to mental health recognition and treatment.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates 3 hours of mental health CME for physicians every 3 years, directly advancing mental health recognition and treatment standards in healthcare.95% confidence
Tina Bojanowski (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 23, 2026

HB 394: AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars.

Amend KRS 65.013 to create a cause of action for violations of the use of tax dollars to advocate for or against public questions on the ballot or to lobby or participate in executive agency lobbying; establish time limitation to commence suit and appropriate venue; provide damages recoverable per violation; allow for a class action; prohibit persons held civilly liable from holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to establish a criminal penalty and a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for individuals found guilty of a violation.
Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesProhibits tax dollars from funding lobbying/ballot advocacy, restricting budget allocation for political activities per bill's core mandate.95% confidence
Marianne Proctor (R) T.J. Roberts (R) Shane Baker (R) Felicia Rabourn (R) Kim Holloway (R)
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