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KY SB 65

enacted

AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 13A to nullify an administrative regulation relating to the Medicaid outpatient pharmacy program, after that administrative regulation was found deficient during the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly; nullify 2 emergency administrative regulations of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control relating to tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product licenses, after those administrative regulations were found deficient during the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly; EMERGENCY.

Introduced
2026-02-23
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-14 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 156)
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • S. Westprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-23

    introduced in Senate

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-23

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-24

    to Licensing & Occupations (S)

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-03

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-03-04

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  6. 2026-03-09

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 11 2026

  7. 2026-03-10

    floor amendment (1) filed

    amendment-introduction

  8. 2026-03-11

    3rd reading, passed 26-6 with Floor Amendment (1)

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2026-03-12

    received in House

  10. 2026-03-12

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-03-17

    to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-03-18

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  13. 2026-03-19

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  14. 2026-03-20

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

  15. 2026-03-24

    3rd reading, passed 73-19

    passage,reading-3

  16. 2026-03-25

    received in Senate

  17. 2026-03-25

    enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  18. 2026-03-25

    enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  19. 2026-03-25

    delivered to Governor

  20. 2026-04-06

    Vetoed

    executive-veto

  21. 2026-04-14

    received in Senate

  22. 2026-04-14

    to Rules (S)

    referral-committee

  23. 2026-04-14

    posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto

  24. 2026-04-14

    veto overridden

    veto-override-passage

  25. 2026-04-14

    passed 32-6

    passage

  26. 2026-04-14

    received in House

  27. 2026-04-14

    to Rules (H)

    referral-committee

  28. 2026-04-14

    taken from Rules (H)

  29. 2026-04-14

    posted for consideration of Governor's veto

  30. 2026-04-14

    veto overridden

    veto-override-passage

  31. 2026-04-14

    passed 79-19

    passage

  32. 2026-04-14

    received in Senate

  33. 2026-04-14

    enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  34. 2026-04-14

    enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  35. 2026-04-14

    delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 156)

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASS SB 65 w/ SFA 1

    2026-03-11 · pass · 26-6

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

    2026-03-24 · pass · 73-19

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Baker: yes
    • Dotson: yes
    • Hodgson: yes
    • McPherson: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Bauman: yes
    • Duvall: yes
    • Holloway: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Sharp: yes
    • Bivens: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Huff T: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Blanton: yes
    • Fister: yes
    • Imes: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Bowling: yes
    • Flannery: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Neighbors: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Branscum: yes
    • Fleming: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Bratcher S.: yes
    • Freeland: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Osborne: yes
    • Tipton: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Kulkarni: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Truett: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Lawrence: yes
    • Petrie: yes
    • Upchurch: yes
    • Calloway: yes
    • Griffee: yes
    • Lewis C: yes
    • Pollock: yes
    • Wesley: yes
    • Clines: yes
    • Grossl: yes
    • Lewis D: yes
    • Proctor: yes
    • Whitaker: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Hale: yes
    • Lewis S: yes
    • Rabourn: yes
    • White: yes
    • Dietz: yes
    • Hampton: yes
    • Lockett: yes
    • Raymer: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Doan: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Massaroni: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Witten: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Heavrin: yes
    • McCool: yes
    • Aull: no
    • Camuel: no
    • Grossberg: no
    • Moore: no
    • Tackett Laferty: no
    • Bojanowski: no
    • Chester-Burton: no
    • Hancock: no
    • Roarx: no
    • Watkins: no
    • Brown: no
    • Donworth: no
    • Lehman: no
    • Stalker: no
    • Willner: no
    • Burke: no
    • Gentry: no
    • Marzian: no
    • Stevenson P: no
    • Banta: not voting
    • Gooch: not voting
    • Maddox: not voting
    • Rudy: not voting
    • Wilson: not voting
    • Callaway: not voting
    • King: not voting
    • Meade: not voting
  • OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE SB 65

    2026-04-14 · pass · 32-6

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Boswell: yes
    • Givens: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Higdon: yes
    • Nunn: yes
    • Tichenor: yes
    • Carroll: yes
    • Howell: yes
    • Raque Adams: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Deneen: yes
    • Madon: yes
    • Rawlings: yes
    • West: yes
    • Douglas: yes
    • Mays Bledsoe: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Wheeler: yes
    • Elkins: yes
    • McDaniel: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Funke Frommeyer: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Girdler: yes
    • Mills: yes
    • Stivers: yes
    • Wise: yes
    • Berg: no
    • Clemons: no
    • Neal: no
    • Thomas: no
    • ChambersArmstrong: no
    • Herron: no
  • Veto Override

    2026-04-14 · pass · 79-19

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

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