KY HB 280

enacted

AN ACT relating to health care and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Amend KRS 314.041, relating to registered nurse licensure, and KRS 314.051, relating to licensed practical nurse licensure, to add credential requirements; amend KRS 314.042 to require physicians collaborating with an advanced practice registered nurse to have an active and unrestricted license in Kentucky; amend KRS 314.109 to reduce the time from 90 to 30 days for a person under the jurisdiction of the board to notify the board of a conviction of certain misdemeanors or felonies; amend KRS 209.032, relating to employees of vulnerable adult service providers, to permit a state licensing board to query the cabinet for a validated substantiated finding of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation against an individual under the licensing board's jurisdiction; create a new section of KRS 158.830 to 158.838 to define terms; permit health care practitioners to prescribe and dispense undesignated glucagon in the name of a school or to a trained individual; permit trained individuals to receive, possess, and administer undesignated glucagon during diabetic medical emergencies; permit schools to stock undesignated glucagon; provide for immunity from civil liability for any personal injury resulting from good-faith actions to use undesignated glucagon to treat diabetic medical emergencies; amend KRS 158.832 to add definition of "documented medical conditions" and medications to the definition of "medications"; amend KRS 158.834 to add medical conditions and medications that may be self-administered in schools with parental authorization and a prescription; amend KRS 158.836 to require students to permit bronchodilator rescue inhalers, nebulizers, glucagon, Solu-Cortef, or other prescribed medications in their possession or in the possession of school personnel; encourage schools to stock undesignated glucagon; and require policies and Good Samaritan protection for the good-faith administration of glucagon, Solu-Cortef, or other prescribed medications for authorized school employees; EMERGENCY.

Introduced: 2026-01-08
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-04-10 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 75)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-08
introduced in House
introduction
2026-01-08
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-13
to Health Services (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-15
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-01-16
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-01-16
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, January 20, 2026
2026-01-21
3rd reading, passed with 94-0 Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-01-22
received in Senate
2026-01-22
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-09
to Health Services (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-11
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-12
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-18
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026
2026-03-19
3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-19
received in House
2026-03-19
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-27
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31
passed 94-0
passage
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-31
delivered to Governor
2026-04-10
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 75)
executive-signature

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Pass
2026-01-21 · pass · 94-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fister: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Flannery: yes
- King: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Koch: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- White: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hancock: yes
- McCool: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bauman: not voting
- Gooch: not voting
- Lewis D: not voting
- Marzian: not voting
- Willner: not voting
- Fugate: not voting
PASS HB 280 w/ SCS 1
2026-03-19 · pass · 35-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Webb: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- West: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Storm: yes
- Clemons: not voting
- Neal: not voting
- Stivers: not voting
Final Passage
2026-03-31 · pass · 94-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Baker: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Duvall: 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
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- White: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Williams: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Willner: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Elliott: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Stevenson P: not voting
- Truett: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
- Hancock: not voting

Related bills

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb280.html

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