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KY HB 273

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to barbering.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did KY HB 273 pass?

No. KY HB 273 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 (2026-03-17): to Committee on Committees (S)

What is KY HB 273 about?

Amend KRS 317.430, relating to the Kentucky Board of Barbering, to add the executive director of the board as a nonvoting member; amend KRS 317.450 to remove language regarding good moral character and temperate habit requirements; reduce length of experience from 3 years to 1 year for certain out-of-state applicants; amend KRS 317.470 to change the title of "administrator" to "executive director"; amend KRS 317.540, relating to barber schools to reduce the number of required hours of course instruction from 1,500 to 1,200; increase the maximum number of hours allowed per day from 8 to 10 hours; make technical changes.

Who sponsors KY HB 273?

M. Koch, M. Clines are the primary sponsors of KY HB 273.

Description

Amend KRS 317.430, relating to the Kentucky Board of Barbering, to add the executive director of the board as a nonvoting member; amend KRS 317.450 to remove language regarding good moral character and temperate habit requirements; reduce length of experience from 3 years to 1 year for certain out-of-state applicants; amend KRS 317.470 to change the title of "administrator" to "executive director"; amend KRS 317.540, relating to barber schools to reduce the number of required hours of course instruction from 1,500 to 1,200; increase the maximum number of hours allowed per day from 8 to 10 hours; make technical changes.

Introduced
2026-01-08
Latest action
2026-03-17 — to Committee on Committees (S)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • M. Kochprimary
  • M. Clinesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-17

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-17

    received in Senate

  3. 2026-03-16

    3rd reading, passed 95-1 with Committee Substitute (1)

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2026-03-09

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10 2026

  5. 2026-03-05

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  6. 2026-03-04

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage

  7. 2026-01-15

    to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-01-08

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-01-08

    introduced in House

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Pass

    2026-03-16 · pass · 95-1

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb273.html

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