Kentucky 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 40)

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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB466

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/21/26  
Amend KRS 214.034 to delete hepatitis B from the list of required immunizations for children; prohibit additional immunizations from being required by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services without the approval of the General Assembly; delete requirement for hepatitis B immunization for sixth grade school attendance.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB467

Introduced
1/22/26  
Refer
1/22/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Report Pass
2/19/26  
Engrossed
2/26/26  
Amend KRS 45A.045, relating to the disposal of state property, to require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to determine that there is no need of a state agency or ownership interest of local government before disposal of state-owned real property; require the state agency disposing of real property to provide maintenance and security of real property until completion of disposal; establish authority for the Finance and Administration Cabinet to utilize other methods to dispose of real property when there are no responsive bids received; establish a process for a local government to notify the state of its interest in using abandoned or underutilized state-owned real property; amend KRS 56.463 to require a state agency disposing of real property to provide maintenance and security of surplus real property until completion of disposal; amend various other sections to conform.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB435

Introduced
1/20/26  
Refer
1/20/26  
Amend KRS 140.070 and 140.080 to include a foster child as a Class A beneficiary and to delete language that only applies to deaths occurring prior to July 1, 1995, or between July 1, 1995, and June 30, 1998; apply to estates of decedents who die on or after August 1, 2026.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB436

Introduced
1/20/26  
Refer
1/20/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
2/10/26  
Engrossed
2/13/26  
Refer
2/13/26  
Refer
3/16/26  
Report Pass
3/19/26  
Enrolled
3/26/26  
Enrolled
3/26/26  
Chaptered
4/7/26  
Amend KRS 148.021 to allow PGA HOPE program graduates and 1 guest to use golf courses at state parks for golf cart rental fees only.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB437

Introduced
1/20/26  
Refer
1/20/26  
Amend KRS 341.350 to eliminate the 1 week waiting period for unemployment benefits; amend KRS 341.090 to conform.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB438

Introduced
1/20/26  
Refer
1/20/26  
Amend KRS 158.196 to require the incorporation of instruction on the Civil Rights movement in the social studies academic standards for elementary through high school; specify minimum requirements; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB439

Introduced
1/20/26  
Refer
1/20/26  
Amend KRS 319.020 to expand the Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology from 9 members to 11 members; make 1 of the new members a doctoral-level psychologist and the other a masters-level psychologist; amend KRS 319.030 to require the board to submit its annual report to the Legislative Research Commission and post the report on its website; include both the average and modal time it takes the board to issue or deny a license and to complete the disciplinary process; amend KRS 319.050 to require an applicant to pass examinations related to mental health law and psychology practice; direct the board to schedule an examination within 30 to 60 days of accepting the examination application; allow an examinee to delay the examination for accident, illness, or injury, if approved by the board chair or the chair's designee; allow the board to suspend the applicant's temporary license for any unapproved examination delay.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB44

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
2/4/26  
Engrossed
2/12/26  
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish the robotics competition fund; establish the Robotics Funding Selection Committee to award grants from the fund to eligible robotics teams competition sponsors; establish committee membership, duties, and set terms; require the Kentucky Department of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures for grant applications and distribution of awards by April 1, 2027; set requirements for grant applications; require annual report by August 1 to Legislative Research Commission; provide for initial staggering of appointments; require the committee to hold its first meeting by October 15, 2026; provide that the Act may be cited as the Advanced Manufacturing Through Robotics Education Act.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB440

Introduced
1/20/26  
Refer
1/20/26  
Amend KRS 29A.170 to increase juror pay from $5 per day to $15 per day and require that sequestered jurors be paid an additional $15 per day; amend KRS 32.011 to add local governmental units that may provide financial support for the court system and the offices of Commonwealth's attorneys serving that local community.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB441

Introduced
1/20/26  
Refer
1/20/26  
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to require candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture, member of the General Assembly, any justice or judge of the Kentucky Court of Justice, county officer, or any other statewide, judicial, legislative, or local elected office to be a citizen of the United States, and not a citizen or national of any foreign state or country, at the time of their election or appointment for the duration of their term, and for 18 years immediately preceding election or appointment, in order to hold each respective office; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB458

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/21/26  
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 335B to allow universal recognition of occupational licenses and government certifications; include work experience as a basis for licensure or certification; explicity include military personnel and their spouses; provide that the Act may be cited as the Universal Recognition of Occupational Licenses Act.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB459

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/21/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
Report Pass
2/11/26  
Engrossed
2/17/26  
Refer
2/17/26  
Refer
3/6/26  
Report Pass
3/10/26  
Refer
3/19/26  
Enrolled
3/31/26  
Enrolled
3/31/26  
Chaptered
4/10/26  
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 335B to require the licensing authorities of healthcare occupations to collect workforce participation data during the annual, biennial, or triennial licensure renewal process; prohibit the collection of a licensee's Social Security number; allow licensees to decline to allow the sharing of his or her data; require licensing authorities to report collected data to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; create a new section of KRS 335.300 to 335.399 to authorize the board to grant licensure to an applicant who holds an active license from another state to practice as an independent marriage and family therapist; create a new section of KRS Chapter 335.300 to 335.399 to require the board to notify an applicant of any technical error in any licensure, permit, renewal, or reinstatement application within 1 week of its discovery; provide the applicant 2 weeks to correct the error; require the board to review the correction within 1 week of the submitted correction; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2028.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB46

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amend KRS 140.080 to exempt Class B beneficiaries from inheritance taxation when receiving property from a decedent who died on or after January 1, 2027.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB460

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/21/26  
Amend KRS 403.270, 403.280, 403.315, and 403.340 to remove the presumption in favor of joint custody and equal parenting time; amend KRS 403.320 to conform.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB461

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/21/26  
Amend KRS 158.1415 to exclude puberty instruction from the prohibition of human sexuality instruction for students in the fifth grade and below; make human sexuality instruction opt-out for parents instead of opt-in.