KY HB 508

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to the protection of veterans' benefits.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KY HB 508 pass?

No. KY HB 508 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 (2026-04-14): returned to Committee on Committees (S)

What is KY HB 508 about?

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 40 to limit the compensation for advising or assisting with veterans' benefits; prohibit persons seeking compensation for advising, assisting, or consulting on a veterans' benefits matter from utilizing international call or data centers, directly or aggressively soliciting business, gaining access to personal medical, financial, or benefits log-in or password information, charging interest, and utilizing a doctor with whom they have an employment or business relationship; limit the fee for representation; require any person receiving compensation for assisting on a veterans' benefits matter to report to the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs (KDVA) annually; allow KDVA to promulgate form for the report and display it on their website; establish that violators constitute a violation of the Consumer Protection Act; provide that attorneys and law firms seeking to receive compensation for advising, assisting, or consulting any individual with any veterans' benefits matter shall be governed federal regulations.

Who sponsors KY HB 508?

B. Wesley, W. Thomas, P. Stevenson and 9 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 508.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-28
Latest action: 2026-04-14 — returned to Committee on Committees (S)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-14
returned to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-04-14
2nd reading
reading-2
2026-04-14
taken from Committee on Committees (S)
2026-04-01
returned to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-04-01
1st reading
reading-1
2026-04-01
taken from Committee on Committees (S)
2026-02-13
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-13
received in Senate
2026-02-12
3rd reading, passed 93-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-11
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026
2026-02-11
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-10
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-02-04
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-28
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-28
introduced in House
introduction

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Votes

Pass
2026-02-12 · pass · 93-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Baker: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- McCool: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Banta: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Payne: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- White: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Williams: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Willner: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Dotson: not voting
- Marzian: not voting
- Riley: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Whitaker: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting

Related bills

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb508.html

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