KY HB 713
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to workplace violence against health care professionals.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 713 pass?
No. KY HB 713 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 (2026-03-16): to Health Services (S)
What is KY HB 713 about?
Amend various sections of KRS 216.701 to 216.709 to define terms; require health facilities to display a notice in a prominent location advising of possible consequences of threatening or aggressive behavior toward health care workers; require health facilities to notify health care workers of changes to policies, procedures, or the workplace safety plan based on a health facility's required annual review; require that any health facility procedure for incidents of workplace violence shall require certain notifications for the victim.
Who sponsors KY HB 713?
K. Fleming, S. Bratcher, J. Nemes are the primary sponsors of KY HB 713.
Description
Amend various sections of KRS 216.701 to 216.709 to define terms; require health facilities to display a notice in a prominent location advising of possible consequences of threatening or aggressive behavior toward health care workers; require health facilities to notify health care workers of changes to policies, procedures, or the workplace safety plan based on a health facility's required annual review; require that any health facility procedure for incidents of workplace violence shall require certain notifications for the victim.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-24
- Latest action
- 2026-03-16 — to Health Services (S)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- K. Flemingprimary
- S. Bratcherprimary
- J. Nemesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-16
to Health Services (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-10
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-10
received in Senate
2026-03-09
3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-06
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 09 2026
2026-03-06
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-05
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-03
to Health Services (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-24
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-24
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-03-09 · pass · 98-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- White: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Willner: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- McCool: yes
- Bowling: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
Related bills
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