KentuckyAN ACT relating to licensed occupations.
What it does
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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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 10signed by Governor Andy Beshear (Acts Ch. 79)Became Law
- Mar 31delivered to Governor
- Vote recorded Final Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 31enrolled, signed by President of the SenateTo Governor
- Mar 31enrolled, signed by Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Mar 31passed 96-0Major
- Mar 31House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
- Mar 27posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- Mar 19to Rules (H)Minor
- Vote recorded PASS HB 459 w/ SCS 1. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 19received in House
- Mar 193rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1)Passed Senate
- Mar 18posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026
- Mar 112nd reading, to RulesMinor
- Mar 10reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)Minor
- Mar 6to Licensing & Occupations (S)Minor
- Feb 17to Committee on Committees (S)Minor
- Feb 17received in Senate
- Feb 133rd reading, passed 90-0Passed House
- Vote recorded Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 13 2026
- Feb 122nd reading, to RulesMinor
- Feb 11reported favorably, 1st reading, to CalendarMinor
- Jan 29to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)Minor
- Jan 21to Committee on Committees (H)Minor
- Jan 21introduced in HouseIntroduced