Kentucky 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 46)

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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB159

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the accessible home credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB16

Introduced
1/6/26  
Refer
1/6/26  
Amend KRS 205.520 to establish that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to provide Medicaid eligibility for all residents of the Commonwealth who may be eligible under federal law; amend KRS 205.6312 to require the establishment of cost-sharing requirements in the Medicaid program to the extent required under federal law; require the Governor to commission an independent third-party analysis of the current Medicaid expansion; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB160

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amend various statutes to remove references to public charter schools; repeal various sections of KRS Chapter 160 and KRS 161.141 relating to public charter schools.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB161

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amend KRS 165.055 to define terms; require school districts to permit public members of the community to access all running tracks on school property; establish the terms of the access; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to ensure implementation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 162 to define terms; make the intentional or negligent damaging of a school district running track or bringing a pet onto a running track or its immediate surrounding area unlawful; require school districts to report incidents of violations; amend KRS 162.990 to establish criminal and civil penalties for violations; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB162

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to establish the circuit clerk as the representative of the Transportation Cabinet for accepting applications for operator's licenses, instruction permits, and personal identification cards and issuing temporary credentials; establish duties of the circuit clerks; amend KRS 186.531 to set forth the distribution of fees for operator's licenses, instruction permits, and personal identification cards; amend various sections of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to conform; amend KRS 27A.052, 116.0452, 116.0455, 116.085, 186.010, 186.014, and 189A.340 and various sections of KRS Chapter 281A to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB163

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amend KRS 532.025 to include abuse of a corpse of the victim of kidnapping or murder by engaging in deviate sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse, or sexual contact as an aggravating circumstance; provide that the Act may be cited as Angela's Law.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB164

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Report Pass
1/28/26  
Engrossed
2/3/26  
Refer
2/3/26  
Refer
3/13/26  
Report Pass
3/17/26  
Enrolled
3/26/26  
Enrolled
3/26/26  
Chaptered
4/3/26  
Amend KRS 304.17A-132 to modify the definition of "hearing aid"; increase the coverage amount for hearing aids from $1,400 to $2,500; establish network adequacy requirements relating to the provision of hearing aids and related services that are required to be covered; amend KRS 18A.225 to increase the cap on hearing aids and hearing aid-related services under the state employee health plan from $1,400 to $2,500; direct that the Act applies to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB165

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to enshrine Medicaid expansion coverage; direct the Secretary of State to advertise the proposed constitutional amendment prior to a general election vote; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB132

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amend KRS 154.12-210 to require the Cabinet for Economic Development to maintain and disseminate information relating to Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy programs to enterprises interested in locating or operating within the Commonwealth; amend KRS 154.12-213 to require the Cabinet for Economic Development to promote Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy programs; require the Cabinet for Economic Development to submit a monthly report to the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy and the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 154.20-010 to add the Executive Director of the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy as an ex officio member of the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB133

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amend KRS 143A.030 to remove fluorspar from the severance tax exemption and make it taxable as a natural resource; amend KRS 143A.010 to add fluorspar to the definition of "natural resources."
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB134

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
1/22/26  
Engrossed
1/30/26  
Refer
1/30/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/11/26  
Refer
3/20/26  
Enrolled
3/31/26  
Enrolled
3/31/26  
Chaptered
4/10/26  
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to employ a health professional as a statewide sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) coordinator; establish requirements for the description, essential duties, and responsibilities of the SANE coordinator position; require the cabinet to collaborate with others to develop a statewide strategic plan that utilizes a regional model to ensure SANE coverage for all Kentucky hospitals; require the cabinet to develop a state registry of SANEs that is accessible from the cabinet's website by December 1, 2026; amend KRS 314.142 to require the board to notify newly registered SANEs of the state SANE registry on the cabinet's website.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB135

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amend KRS 304.17-316 to define "breast examination"; provide for annual mammogram coverage for persons ages 40 to 49 years; eliminate cost sharing for any covered breast examination; provide for construction of section; create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to define terms; require health benefit plans to provide coverage of preventive screenings for the detection of breast cancer for certain individuals; establish requirements for coverage; provide for construction of section; amend KRS 164.2871 and 18A.225 to require self-insured state postsecondary education institution group health plans and the state employee health plan to comply with breast examination coverage requirements; apply sections to health insurance policies, plans, certificates, and contracts issued, renewed, or delivered on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB136

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Report Pass
2/12/26  
Engrossed
2/18/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Refer
3/16/26  
Report Pass
3/18/26  
Enrolled
3/26/26  
Enrolled
3/26/26  
Chaptered
4/3/26  
Amend KRS 121.175 to allow the use of campaign funds to pay for the reasonable costs of security measures for a state candidate, officeholder, member of his or her family, and employees of the candidate's campaign or the officeholder's office as long as the amount does not exceed $15,000 per fiscal year; define "security measure" and "usual and normal charge."
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB137

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to provide homeowners who are 65 years of age or older with an exemption from any increase in the valuation of their permanent residence that is assessed after the later of the year the homeowner turned 65 or the year the homeowner acquired the property; require the exemption to be in addition to the exemption provided in Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky and notwithstanding Sections 171, 172, and 174 of the Constitution of Kentucky; apply the exemption to increases in valuation that occur after the date the amendment is ratified by the voters; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
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Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB138

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Amend KRS 64.185 to establish a salary schedule for coroners; require the Department for Local Government to certify the population group within the salary schedule and the years of service for each coroner assuming office; provide for adjustments to compensation based on the consumer price index; allow additional compensation for training courses completed; require all coroners to be considered full-time and prevent any reduction of salary based on hours worked; EFFECTIVE January 4, 2027.