KY HB 470

enacted

AN ACT relating to behavioral health services and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Amend KRS 222.233 to require behavioral health multi-specialty groups or any entity that bills for peer support services to only employ specifically qualified alcohol and drug peer support specialists until January 1, 2028; extend the time period in which other alcohol and other drug treatment entities and behavioral health service organizations may only employ specifically qualified alcohol and drug peer support specialists to January 1, 2028; remove references to temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialists; amend KRS 309.0805 and 309.0813 to remove references to temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialists; repeal KRS 309.0836, relating to temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialists; establish the Peer Support Professionals Work Group to submit recommendations to the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services regarding the creation of a board of peer support professionals to develop statewide requirements for licensed peer support professionals; EMERGENCY.

Introduced: 2026-01-22
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-04-10 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 80)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-22
introduced in House
introduction
2026-01-22
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-30
to Health Services (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-05
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
committee-passage
2026-02-06
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-06
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026
2026-02-09
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-02-10
3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-11
received in Senate
2026-02-11
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-20
to Licensing & Occupations (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-10
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
committee-passage
2026-03-11
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) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
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) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-31
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-31
passed 91-0
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. 80)
executive-signature

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Pass
2026-02-10 · pass · 97-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Smith: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fister: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Raymer: yes
- White: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Holloway: not voting
- Nemes: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
PASS HB 470 w/ SCS 1, SCA 1 (T)
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 · 91-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- King: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Koch: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- White: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Burke: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Moore: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Marzian: not voting
- Rudy: not voting
- Truett: not voting

Related bills

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb470.html

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