STATE BILLKY HB 584ENGROSSED

AN ACT relating to licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances.

Amend KRS 218A.205 to remove the requirement of a permanent licensure ban on licensees and applicants convicted of a felony offense regarding prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance; make technical corrections.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 5, 2026; 252 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

KY HB 584 · EngrossedMar 5

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Bill details

Last action: to Committee on Committees (S) · Mar 5, 2026
Pending committee: Committee on Committees

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 5, 2026to Committee on Committees (S)Senate

Mar 5, 2026received in SenateSenate

Mar 4, 20263rd reading, passed 80-16House

Mar 3, 2026posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 04 2026House

Feb 26, 20262nd reading, to RulesHouse

Feb 25, 2026reported favorably, 1st reading, to CalendarHouse

Feb 13, 2026to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)House

Feb 6, 2026to Committee on Committees (H)House

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Feb 6, 2026introduced in HouseHouse

Recorded vote

House: Veto Override RCS# 193Mar 4, 2026 · House · 80 yea · 16 nayPassed

Subjects

Boards and Commissions
Drugs and Medicines
Health and Medical Services
Licensing
Opioids
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Public Health
Health Care Professionals
Physicians

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AN ACT relating to licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances.

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AN ACT relating to licensees authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances.

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