KentuckyKentucky law blocks selected agency rules and similar replacements
Kentucky agencies cannot enforce selected licensing, health, insurance, and caregiver rules or issue substantially similar replacements through June 1, 2027; an unadopted pharmacy amendment expires.
What it does
The selected outpatient pharmacy amendment expires if not adopted by the law’s effective date. If adopted, the regulation becomes unenforceable. Agencies cannot issue identical or substantially similar rules through June 1, 2027.
Selected rules for tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license applications and denials are unenforceable. Agencies cannot issue identical or substantially similar rules through June 1, 2027.
Selected rules for online insurance checks, tracking controlled prescription drugs, and caregiver services are unenforceable. Agencies cannot issue identical or substantially similar rules through June 1, 2027.
Argument forThe temporary ban could keep agencies from restoring tobacco licensing rules lawmakers found deficient, giving lawmakers’ review decisions more force.
Argument againstThe ban could delay revised prescription tracking and caregiver service rules if agencies’ replacements remain substantially similar to the blocked rules.
More detail
The law makes the selected pharmacy amendment expire or makes the adopted regulation unenforceable. This applies to the amendment to Kentucky’s Outpatient Pharmacy Program rule, 907 KAR 23:010, that lawmakers identified as deficient. If the amendment was adopted on or before the effective date, the entire regulation, including later amendments, is void and unenforceable. Otherwise, the proposed amendment expires on the effective date. The law takes effect upon becoming law. The ban on identical or substantially similar rules runs from January 6, 2026, through June 1, 2027.
The law makes the selected tobacco licensing rules void and unenforceable. This covers the regular and emergency versions of rules 804 KAR 13:020 and 13:030, concerning tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license applications and reasons for denying licenses. The responsible agency cannot issue identical or substantially similar rules during the stated ban. The rules become unenforceable when the law takes effect upon becoming law. The replacement ban runs from January 6, 2026, through June 1, 2027.
The law makes the selected insurance verification, prescription tracking, and caregiver service rules void and unenforceable. This covers regular and emergency online insurance verification rules, monitoring rules for controlled prescription drugs, and service rules for relatives or other caregivers treated as family. The responsible agencies cannot issue identical or substantially similar rules during the stated ban. The rules become unenforceable when the law takes effect upon becoming law. The replacement ban runs from January 6, 2026, through June 1, 2027.
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 14delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 156)Latest
- Vote recorded Veto Override. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE SB 65. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 14enrolled, signed by Speaker of the HouseTo Governor
- Apr 14enrolled, signed by President of the SenateMajor
- Apr 14received in Senate
- Apr 14passed 79-19Major
- Apr 14veto overriddenMajor
- Apr 14posted for consideration of Governor's veto
- Apr 14taken from Rules (H)
- Apr 14to Rules (H)Minor
- Apr 14received in House
- Apr 14passed 32-6Major
- Apr 14veto overriddenMajor
- Apr 14posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- Apr 14to Rules (S)Minor
- Apr 14received in Senate
- Apr 6VetoedMajor
- Mar 25delivered to Governor
- Mar 25enrolled, signed by Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Mar 25enrolled, signed by President of the SenateMajor
- Mar 25received in Senate
- Mar 243rd reading, passed 73-19Passed House
- Vote recorded Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 20posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
- Mar 192nd reading, to RulesMinor
- Mar 18reported favorably, 1st reading, to CalendarMinor
- Mar 17to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)Minor
- Mar 12to Committee on Committees (H)Minor
- Mar 12received in House
- Mar 113rd reading, passed 26-6 with Floor Amendment (1)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded PASS SB 65 w/ SFA 1. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10floor amendment (1) filedMinor
- Mar 9posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 11 2026
- Mar 42nd reading, to RulesMinor
- Mar 3reported favorably, 1st reading, to CalendarMinor
- Feb 24to Licensing & Occupations (S)Minor
- Feb 23to Committee on Committees (S)Minor
- Feb 23introduced in SenateIntroduced
- Apr 14delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 156)Latest
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