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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 13, 2026

HB 19: AN ACT relating to school district employees and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 157.420 to preclude the Kentucky Board of Education from approving the working budget or salary schedule of a local board of education unless it incorporates a salary increase for certified and classified staff consistent with the percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U); EMERGENCY; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesMandates school budgets include CPI-linked salary increases for staff, ensuring funding for education personnel within state fiscal management.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates salary increases for teachers aligned with CPI-U, directly supporting educator compensation and addressing inflation impacts on school budgets.95% confidence
Lindsey Burke (D) George Brown (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 13, 2026

HB 30: AN ACT relating to criminal procedure.

Amend KRS 431.073 and 431.078 to provide for expungement of offenses which were charged but later dismissed or amended; make technical corrections; amend KRS 532.080 to state that the enhancement of a sentence as a persistent felony offender does not alter the felony classification of offenses.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeAmends expungement laws for dismissed charges, reducing barriers to employment/housing and aligning with criminal justice reform goals.95% confidence
Lindsey Burke (D) George Brown (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 13, 2026

HB 27: AN ACT relating to contributions made to a Kentucky Saves account.

Amend KRS 141.019 to establish an individual income tax exclusion for amounts contributed to a Kentucky Saves account for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the parameters for the Kentucky Saves exclusion and to establish the Kentucky Saves tax credit; define terms; require the Department of Revenue to report annually on the exclusion and tax credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide ordering of the tax credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the exclusion and tax credit.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesEstablishes tax exclusion for savings contributions, reducing taxable income and providing tax relief per bill's tax exclusion provision.95% confidence
Lindsey Burke (D) George Brown (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 13, 2026

HB 32: AN ACT relating to coverage for epinephrine devices.

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to cover at least 2 medically necessary epinephrine devices per covered person; limit a covered person's cost-sharing amount to $100 annually; amend KRS 304.17A-099 to exempt the epinephrine device coverage requirement from being suspended under state law due to the triggering of federal cost defrayment requirements; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require Medicaid, KCHIP, self-insured employer group health plans offered by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the epinephrine device coverage requirement; provide that various sections apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; require the Department of Insurance to determine whether the epinephrine devices coverage requirement would be in addition to essential health benefits required under federal law; require the Department of Insurance to obtain federal approval, if necessary; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to obtain federal approval, if necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes in the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1); EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates health plans cover 2 epinephrine devices annually with $100 cost cap, expands Medicaid coverage, and exempts requirement from federal suspension - directly improving access to critical allergy treatment.95% confidence
Joshua Watkins (D) Rachel Roarx (D) Aaron Thompson (R) Adam Moore (D) Anne Donworth (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 13, 2026

HB 35: AN ACT relating to scholarship eligibility for proprietary schools.

Amend KRS 164.786 to include a proprietary school in the definition of "participating institution" for the purpose of the Dual Credit Scholarship Program; amend KRS 164.787 to include a proprietary school in the definition of "eligible institution" for the purpose of the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpands scholarship access to proprietary schools, increasing funding eligibility for higher education institutions under existing programs.95% confidence
T.J. Roberts (R) Kim Banta (R) John Hodgson (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 13, 2026

HB 25: AN ACT relating to coverage for scalp cooling systems used in connection with chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer.

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health plans to provide coverage for scalp cooling systems used in connection with chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer; suspend the coverage requirement's application to qualified health plans if the state would be required to make cost defrayal payments; amend KRS 304.17A-099 to conform; amend KRS 304.17C-125, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require limited health service benefit plans, self-insured employer plans provided by the governing board of a state postsecondary education institution, and the state employee health plan to comply with the coverage requirement for scalp cooling systems; provide that certain provisions apply to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates health plans to cover scalp cooling systems for breast cancer chemo, expanding patient access to specific cancer treatment under health benefit mandates.95% confidence
Lindsey Burke (D) Adrielle Camuel (D) George Brown (D) Beverly Chester-Burton (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 13, 2026

HB 26: AN ACT relating to workers' compensation for first responders.

Amend KRS 342.0011, relating to workers' compensation, to expand the definition of "injury" to include psychological injuries for police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, front-line staff members, or members of the National Guard; create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to establish when psychological injuries are valid workers' compensation claims when not a direct result of a physical injury.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands mental health coverage under workers' compensation for first responders by establishing psychological injury claims, directly supporting mental health services for affected workers.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands workers' compensation to cover psychological injuries for first responders, strengthening workplace safety and benefit protections for high-risk occupations.95% confidence
Chad Aull (D) Tony Hampton (R) Lindsey Burke (D) George Brown (D) Beverly Chester-Burton (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 13, 2026

HB 22: AN ACT relating to reproductive privacy.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to establish reproductive rights and define terms; amend KRS 18A.225 to remove the prohibition of insurance coverage for abortion; amend KRS 39A.180 to allow the Governor to suspend statutes related to abortion during a declared emergency; amend KRS 156.496 to allow a school district to operate a family resource center that provides abortion counseling; amend KRS 205.010 to permit financial aid for an abortion; amend KRS 205.510 to include abortions or induced miscarriages as medical care; amend KRS 205.560 to allow medical aid payments for abortion; amend KRS 211.603 to allow money in the rape crisis center trust fund to be used for abortion services or education; amend KRS 212.275 to allow health departments to dispense medication for an abortion; amend KRS 213.101 to remove various reporting requirements; amend various sections to remove penalties associated with performing abortions; amend various sections to conform; repeal, reenact, and amend or repeal and reenact KRS 311.783, 311.7710, 311.820, 311.780, 311.810, to conform; repeal KRS 15.241, 213.098, 213.172, 213.174, 213.176, 216B.0435, 216B.200, 216B.202, 216B.204, 216B.206, 216B.208, 216B.210, 304.5-160, 311.710, 311.715, 311.720, 311.723, 311.724, 311.725, 311.727, 311.728, 311.731, 311.732, 311.733, 311.735, 311.750, 311.760, 311.765, 311.770, 311.7701, 311.7702, 311.7703, 311.7704, 311.7705, 311.7706, 311.7707, 311.7708, 311.7709, 311.7711, 311.772, 311.7731, 311.7733, 311.7734, 311.7735, 311.7736, 311.7737, 311.7739, 311.774, 311.7741, 311.7743, 311.781, 311.7811, 311.782, 311.784, 311.7841, 311.785, 311.786, 311.787, 311.790, 311.800, 311.821, 311.822, 311.823, 311.824, 311.825, 311.826, 311.827, 311.830, 311.992, and 315.315; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRemoves insurance coverage prohibition for abortion (KRS 18A.225), permits financial aid for abortions (KRS 205.010), and allows school abortion counseling (KRS 156.496), expanding reproductive healthcare access.95% confidence
Anne Donworth (D) Lindsey Burke (D) Adrielle Camuel (D) George Brown (D) Sarah Stalker (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 13, 2026

HB 23: AN ACT relating to reproductive health care.

Create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to define terms; establish privacy protections for a woman seeking reproductive health care outside of the Commonwealth; establish protections for any person or entity assisting a woman seeking reproductive health care outside of the Commonwealth; establish a civil cause of action for violations; waive sovereign immunity protections of the Commonwealth.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes privacy protections and civil remedies for reproductive health care access, aligning with patient rights and healthcare access support95% confidence
Anne Donworth (D) Lindsey Burke (D) Adrielle Camuel (D) George Brown (D) Sarah Stalker (D)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 13, 2026

SB 86: AN ACT relating to state and local collaboration with federal immigration law enforcement.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define "Jail Enforcement Model," "Task Force Model," and "Warrant Service Officer Model"; require local law enforcement and the Kentucky State Police to enter into agreements with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to participate in programs established under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. sec. 1357.
Topics ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationMandates Kentucky law enforcement to enter agreements with ICE under 287(g) programs, requiring state/local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.95% confidence
Phillip Wheeler (R) Gary Boswell (R) Max Wise (R) Robby Mills (R) Matt Nunn (R)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Jan 12, 2026

SB 63: AN ACT relating to student journalist freedom.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to state legislative findings; define terms; establish additional free speech protections for student journalists; place limitations on additional protections; establish protections for student media advisors; require each local school board to adopt a written policy for time, place, and manner restrictions and for an appeals procedure; provide that student speech not be considered school speech; allow for a student journalist or student media advisor to seek injunctive relief; provide that the Act may be cited as the New Voices Act.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationEstablishes free speech protections for student journalists, requiring school policies on restrictions and appeals, strengthening educational freedom in media.95% confidence
Gerald Neal (D) Reggie Thomas (D)
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