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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB363

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Amend KRS 454.460 under the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act to define term; amend KRS 454.478, relating to court costs under the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act to require that the court make a finding that a party acted in bad faith prior to awarding court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and reasonable litigation expenses.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB364

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Refer
1/21/26  
Report Pass
2/17/26  
Engrossed
3/6/26  
Refer
3/6/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Amend KRS 38.030 to define "Commonwealth emergency response pay" and entitle Kentucky National Guard members to receive Commonwealth emergency response pay when called to state active duty service when an emergency is declared by the Governor; amend KRS 38.010 to conform.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB365

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Amend KRS 304.17A-258 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for certain formulas; 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-145 to require coverage for breastfeeding and lactation services in conjunction with the birth and without a prescription; amend KRS 304.17A-099 to conform; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid to comply with the coverage requirements for formulas; amend KRS 205.560 to conform; amend KRS 205.6485, 164.2871, and 18A.225 to require KCHIP, 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 coverage requirements for formulas; provide that certain provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval, if necessary, and to comply with notice requirements; 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.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB366

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Refer
1/20/26  
Report Pass
1/21/26  
Engrossed
1/29/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
Refer
3/11/26  
Report Pass
3/12/26  
Enrolled
4/1/26  
Enrolled
4/1/26  
Chaptered
4/13/26  
Amend KRS 531.335, relating to possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, to provide that the sexual performance may be by a computer-generated image of a minor; provide that any person convicted of possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor shall not be released on probation or parole without serving 85% of the sentence imposed.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB367

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Amend KRS 278.160 to prohibit the collection of charges and fees for other governmental units by an investor-owned electric utility; prohibit the collection of certain surcharges and amounts that are not directly and exclusively related to the provision of electric service; require investor owned utilities to file new tariffs 90 days after December 30, 2026; EFFECTIVE December 30, 2026.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB368

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 2 to exempt the Commonwealth of Kentucky from the advancement of time known as daylight saving time; require the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its political subdivisions to at all times observe the standard time of the United States; EFFECTIVE October 31, 2026.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB369

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Refer
1/22/26  
Report Pass
2/3/26  
Engrossed
2/9/26  
Refer
2/9/26  
Refer
3/25/26  
Report Pass
3/26/26  
Enrolled
4/1/26  
Enrolled
4/1/26  
Chaptered
4/13/26  
Amend KRS 217.930, 217.934, and 217.936 to include post-traumatic stress disorder as a qualifying medical condition for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB400

Introduced
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to define terms; establish fundamental rights relating to fertility treatment; prohibit the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from denying, burdening, or infringing on those rights unless justified by a compelling state interest achieved by the least restrictive means; prohibit the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from discriminating in the protection or enforcement of those rights; create a civil cause of action against a state or local official who violates those rights.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB401

Introduced
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Amend KRS 218B.010 to add additional qualifying medical conditions for the use of medicinal cannabis; amend KRS 218B.025 to exempt medicinal cannabis resulting from at-home cultivation activities from possession limits and from the requirement that medicinal cannabis be kept in the original container received from a dispensary; amend KRS 218B.030 to conform; amend KRS 218B.035 to permit the use or consumption of medicinal cannabis by smoking while located on private property owned by the cardholder; amend KRS 218B.140 to remove the requirement that raw plant material packaged or sold in the state be marked or labeled as "not intended for consumption by smoking"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 218B to permit registered qualified patients who are at least 18 years of age and designated caregivers to possess, cultivate, and harvest up to 3 mature medicinal cannabis plants and 3 seedlings on private property owned by the cardholder.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB402

Introduced
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
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.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB403

Introduced
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Amend KRS 342.610 to exclude certain levels of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the blood from the presumption that an injury was caused by the introduction of certain substances into the employee's body.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB404

Introduced
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to prohibit all employers of 75 or more employees from demoting, dismissing, disciplining, or discriminating against an employee who misses work because of duties related to being a candidate, member-elect, or member of the General Assembly or legislative body of certain local governments; require an employer to grant a leave of absence if the employee requests it, not to exceed 3 terms for a member of the House of Representatives, or 2 terms for a member of the Senate or a member of a specified legislative body of a local government; amend KRS 336.990 to provide a penalty for employers who violate Section 1 of the Act.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB405

Introduced
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Amend KRS 160.603, relating to occupational license taxes for schools, to require a favorable vote of the local board of education prior to taking any other action to levy or increase the tax; require publication of the meeting in which the vote is expected to occur on the local board of education's website; subject an increase in the tax rate under KRS 160.607 to publication and public hearing requirements; expand the notification requirements for the public hearing; amend KRS 160.607 to require compliance with the publication and public hearing requirements and also a favorable vote by the fiscal court prior to authorizing an increase in a tax rate above the general maximum rate for school districts in counties having 300,000 or more inhabitants; amend KRS 160.484 to require the fiscal court to vote on an increase in a tax rate above the general maximum rate for school districts in counties having 300,000 or more inhabitants; set requirements for the rate based on the outcome of the vote; amend KRS 160.485, relating to recall procedures for proposed license tax levies or rate increases, to conform.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB406

Introduced
1/15/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Appropriate $96 million from the Kentucky Permanent Pension Fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority to fund 1-time supplemental payments on July 1, 2026, to recipients of a retirement allowance who have been retired for at least 12 months from the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) and the State Police Retirement System (SPRS); allow the Board of Trustees of the County Employees Retirement System to, by board decision, provide a one-time supplemental payment to recipients of a retirement allowance who have been retired at least 12 months by increasing employer contribution rates over a one-year or two-year period; specify that the 1-time supplemental payment shall be equal to the monthly payment received by the recipient in the month of June 2026; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB389

Introduced
1/14/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Refer
1/20/26  
Report Pass
1/21/26  
Engrossed
1/29/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
Amend KRS 158.307 to define "dysgraphia"; require the department to annually update the dyslexia toolkit; require the toolkit to include guidance on dysgraphia and strategies and other resources to be used for students displaying dyslexia and dysgraphia; require universal screeners and diagnostic tools be approved by the department; require each district to use evidence-based instructional strategies to provide intervention services; require school districts to report data to the department; amend KRS 164.304 to require postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs include instruction on the application and implementation of a multitiered system of supports by the 2027-2028 school year.