KY SB 226
enactedAN ACT relating to preneed burial contracts.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did KY SB 226 pass?
Yes. KY SB 226 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 88)
What is KY SB 226 about?
Create a new section of KRS 367.934 to 367.974 to allow an agent that guarantees a price for all merchandise and services to be provided under a preneed burial contract to collect an administrative fee not to exceed 15% of the total amount of payments to be paid under the contract; prohibit the administrative fee from being paid more than once; prohibit the administrative fee from being paid until all installments have been paid; amend KRS 367.934 to conform; amend KRS 367.936 to exempt an administrative fee imposed on a fully paid contract from the refund requirements; make technical amendments; direct that the Act applies to contracts entered into on or after the effective date of the Act.
Who sponsors KY SB 226?
C. Richardson, M. Nunn, R. Mills and 3 others are the primary sponsors of KY SB 226.
Description
Create a new section of KRS 367.934 to 367.974 to allow an agent that guarantees a price for all merchandise and services to be provided under a preneed burial contract to collect an administrative fee not to exceed 15% of the total amount of payments to be paid under the contract; prohibit the administrative fee from being paid more than once; prohibit the administrative fee from being paid until all installments have been paid; amend KRS 367.934 to conform; amend KRS 367.936 to exempt an administrative fee imposed on a fully paid contract from the refund requirements; make technical amendments; direct that the Act applies to contracts entered into on or after the effective date of the Act.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-24
- Latest action
- 2026-04-10 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 88)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- C. Richardsonprimary
- M. Nunnprimary
- R. Millsprimary
- S. Madonprimary
- D. Carrollprimary
- G. Elkinsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-10
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 88)
executive-signature
2026-03-31
delivered to Governor
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-31
received in Senate
2026-03-31
3rd reading, passed 93-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-24
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 25 2026
2026-03-20
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-19
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-16
to State Government (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-11
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-11
received in House
2026-03-10
3rd reading, passed 38-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-06
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10 2026
2026-03-05
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-04
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-02
to State & Local Government (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-24
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-24
introduced in Senate
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
PASS SB 226
2026-03-10 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
Pass
2026-03-31 · pass · 93-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Baker: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meade: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fister: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Willner: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Witten: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Elliott: not voting
- Holloway: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Truett: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
- Hart: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
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