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KY HB 549

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to pregnancy resource centers.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KY HB 549 pass?

No. KY HB 549 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 (2026-02-10): to Health Services (H)

What is KY HB 549 about?

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define "pregnancy resource center"; require pregnancy resource centers to be licensed; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to establish licensure standards for pregnancy resource centers; provide that operation or advertisement of a pregnancy resource center without a license is a Class A misdemeanor; provide that a pregnancy resource center's or health care provider's liability is neither limited nor expanded by the licensure requirement; amend KRS 216B.990 to establish penalties for violations by pregnancy resource centers.

Who sponsors KY HB 549?

S. Stalker is the primary sponsor of KY HB 549.

Description

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define "pregnancy resource center"; require pregnancy resource centers to be licensed; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to establish licensure standards for pregnancy resource centers; provide that operation or advertisement of a pregnancy resource center without a license is a Class A misdemeanor; provide that a pregnancy resource center's or health care provider's liability is neither limited nor expanded by the licensure requirement; amend KRS 216B.990 to establish penalties for violations by pregnancy resource centers.

Introduced
2026-02-03
Latest action
2026-02-10 — to Health Services (H)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • S. Stalkerprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-10

    to Health Services (H)

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-03

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-03

    introduced in House

    introduction

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