KY HB 387

enacted

AN ACT relating to veterinarians and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did KY HB 387 pass?

Yes. KY HB 387 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 170)

What is KY HB 387 about?

Amend KRS 218A.025 to remove 1 physician and 1 nurse from the Controlled Substances Prescribing Council and to add 1 livestock veterinarian and 1 equine veterinarian.

Who sponsors KY HB 387?

V. Grossl, D. Meade are the primary sponsors of KY HB 387.

Description

Amend KRS 218A.025 to remove 1 physician and 1 nurse from the Controlled Substances Prescribing Council and to add 1 livestock veterinarian and 1 equine veterinarian.

Introduced: 2026-01-14
Latest action: 2026-04-14 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 170)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-14
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 170)
became-law
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-14
received in House
2026-04-14
passed 32-6
passage
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in Senate
2026-04-14
passed 83-16
passage
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
taken from Rules
2026-04-14
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in House
2026-04-13
Vetoed
executive-veto
2026-04-01
delivered to Governor
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-31
received in House
2026-03-31
3rd reading, passed 38-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-26
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
2026-03-26
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
reading-2
2026-03-25
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-24
reassigned to Health Services (S)
2026-03-20
to Licensing & Occupations (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-09
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-09
received in Senate
2026-02-06
3rd reading, passed 91-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-05
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 06 2026
2026-02-05
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-04
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
committee-passage
2026-01-22
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-14
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-14
introduced in House
introduction

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Pass
2026-02-06 · pass · 91-1
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hampton: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hart: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tate: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- White: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Willner: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Burke: no
- Brown: not voting
- King: not voting
- Marzian: not voting
- Roberts: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Huff T: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- McCool: not voting
CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 387
2026-03-31 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
Veto Override
2026-04-14 · pass · 83-16
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Banta: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Raymer: yes
- White: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Bojanowski: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Grossberg: no
- Lehman: no
- Stalker: no
- Brown: no
- Donworth: no
- Hancock: no
- Marzian: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Burke: no
- Gentry: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Roarx: no
- Willner: no
- Camuel: no
- Aull: not voting
OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 387
2026-04-14 · pass · 32-6
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb387.html

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