Bill Commons

KY SB 137

enacted

AN ACT relating to a provisional license to practice medicine.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Amend KRS 311.571 to allow and specify requirements for a physician licensed to practice medicine in another country to obtain a provisional license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth; specify requirements for a provisional license to convert to a regular license; add conditions for the Board of Medical Licensure to revoke a provisional license; make technical changes.

Introduced
2026-01-29
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-04-10 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 89)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Subjects

Sponsors

  • D. Carrollprimary
  • S. Meredithprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-29

    introduced in Senate

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-29

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-02

    to Health Services (S)

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-25

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

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-02-26

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  6. 2026-03-02

    floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

    amendment-introduction

  7. 2026-03-02

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 03 2026

  8. 2026-03-03

    passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

    passage

  9. 2026-03-04

    passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

    passage

  10. 2026-03-05

    3rd reading

    reading-3

  11. 2026-03-05

    floor amendment (1) withdrawn

  12. 2026-03-05

    passed 30-7 with Committee Substitute (1)

    passage

  13. 2026-03-06

    received in House

  14. 2026-03-06

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-03-11

    to Health Services (H)

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-03-19

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  17. 2026-03-20

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  18. 2026-03-20

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

  19. 2026-03-31

    3rd reading, passed 79-11

    passage,reading-3

  20. 2026-03-31

    received in Senate

  21. 2026-03-31

    enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  22. 2026-03-31

    enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  23. 2026-03-31

    delivered to Governor

  24. 2026-04-10

    signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 89)

    executive-signature

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASS SB 137 w/ SCS 1

    2026-03-05 · pass · 30-7

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

  • Pass

    2026-03-31 · pass · 79-11

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb137.html

Attribution

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