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KY HB 248

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to hospital police departments.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did KY HB 248 pass?

No. KY HB 248 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 (2026-03-16): to Committee on Committees (S)

What is KY HB 248 about?

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216B to allow certain hospitals licensed under that chapter to establish hospital police departments; provide each hospital police officer with full general police powers, including the power to arrest, in performing his or her duties; specify the qualifications each officer shall have at the time of his or her employment; provide for the appointment or promotion to the ranks and grades of the department; prohibit persons from falsely representing themselves to be an officer; establish a citizen complaint and investigation process for complaints against an officer alleging misconduct.

Who sponsors KY HB 248?

B. Chester-Burton, W. Williams are the primary sponsors of KY HB 248.

Description

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216B to allow certain hospitals licensed under that chapter to establish hospital police departments; provide each hospital police officer with full general police powers, including the power to arrest, in performing his or her duties; specify the qualifications each officer shall have at the time of his or her employment; provide for the appointment or promotion to the ranks and grades of the department; prohibit persons from falsely representing themselves to be an officer; establish a citizen complaint and investigation process for complaints against an officer alleging misconduct.

Introduced
2026-01-08
Latest action
2026-03-16 — to Committee on Committees (S)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • B. Chester-Burtonprimary
  • W. Williamsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-16

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-16

    received in Senate

  3. 2026-03-13

    3rd reading, passed 84-4

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2026-03-11

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026

  5. 2026-03-11

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  6. 2026-03-10

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  7. 2026-03-03

    reassigned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)

  8. 2026-01-15

    to Judiciary (H)

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-01-08

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-01-08

    introduced in House

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Pass

    2026-03-13 · pass · 84-4

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Aull: yes
    • Dietz: yes
    • Grossl: yes
    • Marzian: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Banta: yes
    • Doan: yes
    • Hale: yes
    • McCool: yes
    • Rudy: yes
    • Bauman: yes
    • Donworth: yes
    • Hampton: yes
    • McPherson: yes
    • Sharp: yes
    • Bivens: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • Meade: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Blanton: yes
    • Dotson: yes
    • Heavrin: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Stalker: yes
    • Bojanowski: yes
    • Duvall: yes
    • Hodgson: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Stevenson P: yes
    • Bowling: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Huff T: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Branscum: yes
    • Fister: yes
    • Imes: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Bratcher S.: yes
    • Flannery: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Neighbors: yes
    • Tipton: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Fleming: yes
    • King: yes
    • Osborne: yes
    • Upchurch: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Freeland: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Watkins: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Petrie: yes
    • Whitaker: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Gentry: yes
    • Lewis C: yes
    • Pollock: yes
    • White: yes
    • Callaway: yes
    • Gooch: yes
    • Lewis D: yes
    • Proctor: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Camuel: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Lewis S: yes
    • Raymer: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Chester-Burton: yes
    • Griffee: yes
    • Lockett: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Witten: yes
    • Clines: yes
    • Grossberg: yes
    • Maddox: yes
    • Roarx: yes
    • Kulkarni: no
    • Massaroni: no
    • Nemes: no
    • Tate: no
    • Baker: not voting
    • Hart: not voting
    • Lawrence: not voting
    • Tackett Laferty: not voting
    • Wesley: not voting
    • Calloway: not voting
    • Holloway: not voting
    • Rabourn: not voting
    • Truett: not voting
    • Willner: not voting
    • Decker: not voting
    • Jackson: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb248.html

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