KY HB 491
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to long-term care facilities.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 491 pass?
No. KY HB 491 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 (2026-02-03): to Health Services (H)
What is KY HB 491 about?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to define terms; permit a resident of a long-term care facility to install an electronic monitoring device; require a resident to give consent to install an electronic monitoring device; establish the actions that a resident and a facility may take if consent is granted or if consent is not granted; require the cabinet to create a form to authorize the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device and set requirements; establish installation, use, and retention requirements for devices and recordings; require a long-term care facility to post a notice that an electronic monitoring device is used in a room; prohibit a resident from being discriminated or retaliated against because of the decision to authorize and use an electronic monitoring device; establish guidelines on who can view or listen to the images displaced by the monitoring device; prohibit unauthorized individuals from destroying the device or recordings; establish limits on liability and liability defenses; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations; exempt specific provisions if a monitoring device is installed by a law enforcement agency; establish penalties.
Who sponsors KY HB 491?
DJ Johnson is the primary sponsor of KY HB 491.
Description
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to define terms; permit a resident of a long-term care facility to install an electronic monitoring device; require a resident to give consent to install an electronic monitoring device; establish the actions that a resident and a facility may take if consent is granted or if consent is not granted; require the cabinet to create a form to authorize the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device and set requirements; establish installation, use, and retention requirements for devices and recordings; require a long-term care facility to post a notice that an electronic monitoring device is used in a room; prohibit a resident from being discriminated or retaliated against because of the decision to authorize and use an electronic monitoring device; establish guidelines on who can view or listen to the images displaced by the monitoring device; prohibit unauthorized individuals from destroying the device or recordings; establish limits on liability and liability defenses; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations; exempt specific provisions if a monitoring device is installed by a law enforcement agency; establish penalties.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-27
- Latest action
- 2026-02-03 — to Health Services (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- DJ Johnsonprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-03
to Health Services (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-27
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-27
introduced in House
introduction
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Related bills
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