KY SB 77
enactedAN ACT relating to ibogaine research in the Commonwealth.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did KY SB 77 pass?
Yes. KY SB 77 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 158)
What is KY SB 77 about?
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms; establish the ibogaine research and intellectual property fund to be administered by the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of allowing the department to enter a public-private partnership with a drug developer to conduct a clinical drug development trial or trials related to the use of ibogaine for the treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, or any other neurological or mental health condition for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy; establish requirements for the department related to how it contracts with a drug developer related to ibogaine research and intellectual property; appropriate $21 million from the opioid abatement trust fund to the ibogaine research and intellectual property development fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 and in fiscal year 2027-2028; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Who sponsors KY SB 77?
L. Tichenor, A. Reed, S. Rawlings and 4 others are the primary sponsors of KY SB 77.
Description
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms; establish the ibogaine research and intellectual property fund to be administered by the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of allowing the department to enter a public-private partnership with a drug developer to conduct a clinical drug development trial or trials related to the use of ibogaine for the treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, or any other neurological or mental health condition for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy; establish requirements for the department related to how it contracts with a drug developer related to ibogaine research and intellectual property; appropriate $21 million from the opioid abatement trust fund to the ibogaine research and intellectual property development fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 and in fiscal year 2027-2028; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-04-14 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 158)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- L. Tichenorprimary
- A. Reedprimary
- S. Rawlingsprimary
- S. Madonprimary
- S. Funke Frommeyerprimary
- D. Carrollprimary
- D. Douglasprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-14
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 158)
became-law
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-14
received in Senate
2026-04-14
passed 77-18
passage
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
taken from Rules (H)
2026-04-14
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in House
2026-04-14
passed 31-6
passage
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in Senate
2026-04-13
Vetoed
executive-veto
2026-04-01
delivered to Governor
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-01
received in Senate
2026-04-01
3rd reading, passed 82-8
passage,reading-3
2026-04-01
placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-04-01
taken from Rules
2026-03-25
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-24
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-20
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-17
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-17
received in House
2026-03-13
3rd reading, passed 35-2 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-12
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 13 2026
2026-03-12
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-11
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
committee-passage
2026-03-09
to Health Services (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-13
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-13
introduced in Senate
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
PASS SB 77 w/ SCS 1, SCA 1 (T)
2026-03-13 · pass · 35-2
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- McDaniel: no
- Wheeler: no
- Berg: not voting
Pass
2026-04-01 · pass · 82-8
Member-level votes (101)
- Aull: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fugate: yes
- King: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Koch: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bray: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Willner: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Brown: no
- Flannery: no
- Marzian: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Thompson: no
- Donworth: no
- Gentry: no
- Sharp: no
- Baker: not voting
- Camuel: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Petrie: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Burke: not voting
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Rudy: not voting
- Wilson: not voting
- COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY SENATE: not voting
OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE SB 77
2026-04-14 · pass · 31-6
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Webb: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Williams: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wise: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
- Tichenor: not voting
Veto Override
2026-04-14 · pass · 77-18
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meade: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Miles: yes
- Smith: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Aull: no
- Camuel: no
- Grossberg: no
- Moore: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Roarx: no
- Watkins: no
- Brown: no
- Donworth: no
- Lehman: no
- Stalker: no
- Willner: no
- Burke: no
- Gentry: no
- Marzian: no
- Dossett: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Hancock: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Thompson: not voting
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