KY HB 153
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to administrative regulations for medications for substance use disorder and declaring an emergency.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did KY HB 153 pass?
No. KY HB 153 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-14): to Health Services (H)
What is KY HB 153 about?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to find 201 KAR 9:270 and 201 KAR 20:065 deficient and void; create new sections of KRS Chapters 311, 313, 314, and 315 to establish that the State Board of Medical Licensure, Board of Dentistry, Kentucky Board of Nursing, and Kentucky Board of Pharmacy shall not promulgate administrative regulations that restrict or limit the prescribing, dispensing, or administering of buprenorphine-mono-product, buprenorphine-combined-with-naloxone, or any other Schedule III, IV, or V medication approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of a substance use disorder; EMERGENCY.
Who sponsors KY HB 153?
S. Stalker, R. Roarx, J. Nemes and 9 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 153.
Description
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to find 201 KAR 9:270 and 201 KAR 20:065 deficient and void; create new sections of KRS Chapters 311, 313, 314, and 315 to establish that the State Board of Medical Licensure, Board of Dentistry, Kentucky Board of Nursing, and Kentucky Board of Pharmacy shall not promulgate administrative regulations that restrict or limit the prescribing, dispensing, or administering of buprenorphine-mono-product, buprenorphine-combined-with-naloxone, or any other Schedule III, IV, or V medication approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of a substance use disorder; EMERGENCY.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-07
- Latest action
- 2026-01-14 — to Health Services (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- S. Stalkerprimary
- R. Roarxprimary
- J. Nemesprimary
- K. Moserprimary
- C. Lewisprimary
- V. Grosslprimary
- D. Grossbergprimary
- K. Flemingprimary
- B. Chester-Burtonprimary
- S. Bratcherprimary
- C. Aullprimary
- L. Willnerprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-14
to Health Services (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-07
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-07
introduced in House
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Votes
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Related bills
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