KY HB 794

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to financial exploitation.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KY HB 794 pass?

No. KY HB 794 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 (2026-03-19): to Committee on Committees (S)

What is KY HB 794 about?

Amend KRS 209.990 to add persons age 65 and older to who can be a victim of exploitation; increase the amount of money lost to a person who knowingly exploits a victim from more than $300 to more than $500 and increase the penalty from a Class C felony to a Class B felony; increase the amount of money lost to a person who wantonly or recklessly exploits a victim from more than $300 to more than $500 and increase the penalty from a Class D felony to a Class C felony; increase the amount of money lost to a person who knowingly, wantonly, or recklessly exploits a victim from $300 or less to $500 or less and increase the penalty from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony; allow the Attorney General to demand the Governor of another state to surrender a person found in another state who is charged in Kentucky with exploitation; amend KRS 292.338 to require registered investment advisor representatives to complete at least 3 hours of continuing education covering financial exploitation each reporting period; amend KRS 365.245 to require a qualified person to create and maintain a record of a temporary hold, develop training policies and programs and conduct training on issues regarding financial exploitation, and develop, maintain, and enforce procedures regarding internal review before placing a temporary hold a specified adult's account.

Who sponsors KY HB 794?

K. Moser, D. Grossberg, B. Chester-Burton and 4 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 794.

Description

Introduced: 2026-03-02
Latest action: 2026-03-19 — to Committee on Committees (S)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-19
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-19
received in Senate
2026-03-18
3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-16
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17 2026
2026-03-12
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-11
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-09
to Banking & Insurance (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-02
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-02
introduced in House
introduction

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Documents

Votes

Pass
2026-03-18 · pass · 94-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Williams: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Willner: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Witten: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Decker: not voting
- Rudy: not voting
- Stevenson P: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
- White: not voting
- Donworth: not voting

Related bills

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb794.html

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