Bill Commons

KY HB 583

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to the school-based Medicaid program.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did KY HB 583 pass?

No. KY HB 583 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 (2026-03-25): to Committee on Committees (S)

What is KY HB 583 about?

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require school districts that elect to provide health care services through a school nurse to bill the school-based Medicaid program for medically necessary services provided to a student enrolled in Medicaid; establish requirements for third-party Medicaid billing vendors contracted by school districts; permit school nurses to receive preventative dental services training from the Department for Public Health; permit the school district to bill the school-based Medicaid program for preventative dental services that are within a school nurse's scope of practice.

Who sponsors KY HB 583?

L. Willner, W. Thomas, N. Tate and 8 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 583.

Description

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require school districts that elect to provide health care services through a school nurse to bill the school-based Medicaid program for medically necessary services provided to a student enrolled in Medicaid; establish requirements for third-party Medicaid billing vendors contracted by school districts; permit school nurses to receive preventative dental services training from the Department for Public Health; permit the school district to bill the school-based Medicaid program for preventative dental services that are within a school nurse's scope of practice.

Introduced
2026-02-06
Latest action
2026-03-25 — to Committee on Committees (S)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • L. Willnerprimary
  • W. Thomasprimary
  • N. Tateprimary
  • J. Payneprimary
  • S. McPhersonprimary
  • S. Lewisprimary
  • K. Jacksonprimary
  • V. Grosslprimary
  • P. Flanneryprimary
  • R. Duvallprimary
  • S. Rileyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-25

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-25

    received in Senate

  3. 2026-03-24

    3rd reading, passed 86-0 with Floor Amendment (1)

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2026-03-20

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026

  5. 2026-03-19

    floor amendment (1) filed

    amendment-introduction

  6. 2026-03-13

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  7. 2026-03-12

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-02-13

    to Health Services (H)

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-02-06

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-02-06

    introduced in House

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Pass

    2026-03-24 · pass · 86-0

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb583.html

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