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KY HB 568

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AN ACT relating to public protection and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KY HB 568 pass?

Yes. KY HB 568 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 141)

What is KY HB 568 about?

Amend KRS 304.9-020 to modify the definition of "apprentice adjuster," "negotiate," and "public adjuster"; amend KRS 304.9-430 to prohibit the issuing of a public adjuster license on or after the effective date of the Act; amend KRS 304.9-432 to prohibit issuing an apprentice adjuster license to a person that is supervised by a public adjuster; prohibit temporary or apprentice adjuster licensees from taking an examination for, or being issued, a public adjuster license; amend KRS 304.9-433 to prohibit a public adjuster from providing services until the required rescission period has concluded; establish information to be included in contracts between a public adjuster and an insured; require a public adjuster to provide a physical copy of the contract to the insured and insurer; modify the required rescission period for contracts between a public adjuster and an insured; provide that contracts in violation of KRS Chapter 304 are not enforceable; amend KRS 304.9-4331 to prohibit a public adjuster from being affiliated with an entity or person that obtains business in connection with a claim, utilizing a contractor, another form of business, or other person to solicit or obtain contract signatures; prohibit a public adjuster from negotiating with an insurer on behalf of an insured; amend KRS 304.9-4332 to require a public adjuster to provide insured with a receipt of deposit within 3 business days; amend KRS 304.9-4333 to modify fees that may be charged by a public adjuster; amend KRS 304.9-440 to require the commissioner to take certain regulatory actions against an adjuster or apprentice licensee under certain conditions; amend KRS 304.9-436 and 304.9-295 to conform; make conforming and technical amendments throughout; direct that certain sections apply to contracts entered on or after the effective date of the Act.

Who sponsors KY HB 568?

M. Pollock, S. Miles, M. Lockett and 6 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 568.

Description

Amend KRS 304.9-020 to modify the definition of "apprentice adjuster," "negotiate," and "public adjuster"; amend KRS 304.9-430 to prohibit the issuing of a public adjuster license on or after the effective date of the Act; amend KRS 304.9-432 to prohibit issuing an apprentice adjuster license to a person that is supervised by a public adjuster; prohibit temporary or apprentice adjuster licensees from taking an examination for, or being issued, a public adjuster license; amend KRS 304.9-433 to prohibit a public adjuster from providing services until the required rescission period has concluded; establish information to be included in contracts between a public adjuster and an insured; require a public adjuster to provide a physical copy of the contract to the insured and insurer; modify the required rescission period for contracts between a public adjuster and an insured; provide that contracts in violation of KRS Chapter 304 are not enforceable; amend KRS 304.9-4331 to prohibit a public adjuster from being affiliated with an entity or person that obtains business in connection with a claim, utilizing a contractor, another form of business, or other person to solicit or obtain contract signatures; prohibit a public adjuster from negotiating with an insurer on behalf of an insured; amend KRS 304.9-4332 to require a public adjuster to provide insured with a receipt of deposit within 3 business days; amend KRS 304.9-4333 to modify fees that may be charged by a public adjuster; amend KRS 304.9-440 to require the commissioner to take certain regulatory actions against an adjuster or apprentice licensee under certain conditions; amend KRS 304.9-436 and 304.9-295 to conform; make conforming and technical amendments throughout; direct that certain sections apply to contracts entered on or after the effective date of the Act.

Introduced
2026-02-05
Latest action
2026-04-13 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 141)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • M. Pollockprimary
  • S. Milesprimary
  • M. Lockettprimary
  • E. Hancockprimary
  • J. Gooch Jr.primary
  • R. Duvallprimary
  • G. Brown Jr.primary
  • C. Aullprimary
  • M. Meredithprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-13

    signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 141)

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-04-02

    delivered to Governor

  3. 2026-04-02

    enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  4. 2026-04-02

    enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  5. 2026-04-01

    passed 91-0

    passage

  6. 2026-04-01

    Free Conference Committee report adopted in House

  7. 2026-04-01

    posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report

  8. 2026-04-01

    taken from Rules

  9. 2026-04-01

    to Rules (H)

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-04-01

    received in House

  11. 2026-04-01

    passed 33-1

    passage

  12. 2026-04-01

    Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate

  13. 2026-04-01

    posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Conference Report (1)

  14. 2026-04-01

    Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate

  15. 2026-04-01

    Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate

  16. 2026-04-01

    Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate

  17. 2026-04-01

    Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate

  18. 2026-04-01

    Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate

  19. 2026-04-01

    Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)

  20. 2026-04-01

    posted for passage for receding from Senate Floor Amendments (1) and (2-title) and Committee Substitute (1)

  21. 2026-04-01

    to Rules (S)

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-04-01

    received in Senate

  23. 2026-04-01

    House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)

  24. 2026-04-01

    posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)

  25. 2026-04-01

    to Rules (H)

    referral-committee

  26. 2026-04-01

    received in House

  27. 2026-04-01

    passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)

    passage

  28. 2026-04-01

    floor amendment (3) withdrawn

  29. 2026-04-01

    floor amendment (4) withdrawn

  30. 2026-04-01

    3rd reading

    reading-3

  31. 2026-03-31

    floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (3-title) filed to bill

    amendment-introduction

  32. 2026-03-31

    passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

    passage

  33. 2026-03-31

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026

  34. 2026-03-25

    floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill

    amendment-introduction

  35. 2026-03-25

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  36. 2026-03-24

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage

  37. 2026-03-13

    to Banking & Insurance (S)

    referral-committee

  38. 2026-02-25

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  39. 2026-02-25

    received in Senate

  40. 2026-02-24

    3rd reading, passed 95-1

    passage,reading-3

  41. 2026-02-19

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 20 2026

  42. 2026-02-19

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  43. 2026-02-18

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  44. 2026-02-12

    to Banking & Insurance (H)

    referral-committee

  45. 2026-02-05

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  46. 2026-02-05

    introduced in House

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Pass

    2026-02-24 · pass · 95-1

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Aull: yes
    • Dietz: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • Massaroni: yes
    • Rudy: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Doan: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • McCool: yes
    • Sharp: yes
    • Banta: yes
    • Donworth: yes
    • Heavrin: yes
    • McPherson: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bauman: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hodgson: yes
    • Meade: yes
    • Stalker: yes
    • Bivens: yes
    • Dotson: yes
    • Huff T: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Stevenson P: yes
    • Blanton: yes
    • Duvall: yes
    • Imes: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Tackett Laferty: yes
    • Bojanowski: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Bowling: yes
    • Fister: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Branscum: yes
    • Flannery: yes
    • King: yes
    • Neighbors: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Bratcher S.: yes
    • Fleming: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Tipton: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Freeland: yes
    • Kulkarni: yes
    • Osborne: yes
    • Truett: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Lawrence: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Upchurch: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Gentry: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Petrie: yes
    • Watkins: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Lewis C: yes
    • Pollock: yes
    • Wesley: yes
    • Callaway: yes
    • Griffee: yes
    • Lewis D: yes
    • Proctor: yes
    • Whitaker: yes
    • Camuel: yes
    • Grossberg: yes
    • Lewis S: yes
    • Rabourn: yes
    • White: yes
    • Chester-Burton: yes
    • Grossl: yes
    • Lockett: yes
    • Raymer: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Clines: yes
    • Hale: yes
    • Maddox: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Willner: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Hampton: yes
    • Marzian: yes
    • Roarx: yes
    • Witten: yes
    • Holloway: no
    • Calloway: not voting
    • Gooch: not voting
    • Roberts: not voting
    • Wilson: not voting

  • PASS HB 568 w/ SCS 1, SFA 1, SFA 2 (T)

    2026-04-01 · pass · 36-0

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Berg: yes
    • Funke Frommeyer: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Boswell: yes
    • Girdler: yes
    • Mills: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Givens: yes
    • Neal: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Carroll: yes
    • Herron: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • ChambersArmstrong: yes
    • Higdon: yes
    • Nunn: yes
    • West: yes
    • Clemons: yes
    • Howell: yes
    • Raque Adams: yes
    • Wheeler: yes
    • Deneen: yes
    • Madon: yes
    • Rawlings: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Douglas: yes
    • Mays Bledsoe: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Elkins: yes
    • McDaniel: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Wise: yes
    • Stivers: not voting
    • Tichenor: not voting

  • FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 568

    2026-04-01 · pass · 33-1

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Boswell: yes
    • Givens: yes
    • Neal: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Carroll: yes
    • Herron: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • ChambersArmstrong: yes
    • Howell: yes
    • Nunn: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Clemons: yes
    • Madon: yes
    • Raque Adams: yes
    • West: yes
    • Deneen: yes
    • Mays Bledsoe: yes
    • Rawlings: yes
    • Wheeler: yes
    • Douglas: yes
    • McDaniel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Elkins: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Funke Frommeyer: yes
    • Mills: yes
    • Stivers: yes
    • Wise: yes
    • Girdler: yes
    • Tichenor: no
    • Berg: not voting
    • Carpenter: not voting
    • Higdon: not voting
    • Smith: not voting

  • Final Passage

    2026-04-01 · pass · 91-0

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

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb568.html

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