---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to patient notification of mammogram results showing dense tissue. Create a new section of KRS 214.550 to 214.556 to require the provider of mammography services to provide information to a patient on breast density when appropriate; permit the Department for Public Health to provide updates to the definition of \"dense breast tissue\" if appropriate."
description: "AN ACT relating to patient notification of mammogram results showing dense tissue. Create a new section of KRS 214.550 to 214.556 to require the provider of mammography services to provide information to a patient on breast density when appropriate; permit the Department for Public Health to provide updates to the definition of \"dense breast tissue\" if appropriate."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2017RS"
identifier: "HB 78"
citation: "Kentucky HB 78 (2017RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 45
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2016-11-21"
last_action: "2017-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82194574-0b7d-4048-9a1d-97ae2dab01de"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB78.htm"
source_hash: "b24be4f7343fdbd6ce438097757f361d530fd71a34535b7a071b9b5faee7455e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 78 (2017RS) — AN ACT relating to patient notification of mammogram results showing dense tissue. Create a new section of KRS 214.550 to 214.556 to require the provider of mammography services to provide information to a patient on breast density when appropriate; permit the Department for Public Health to provide updates to the definition of "dense breast tissue" if appropriate.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CCR1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB78/CCR1.pdf)
2. **FCCR1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB78/FCCR1.pdf)
3. **HB 78 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB78/orig_bill.pdf)
4. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB78/HCS1.pdf)
5. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB78/bill.pdf)
6. **SCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB78/SCA1.pdf)
7. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB78/SCS1.pdf)
8. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB78/SFA1.pdf)
9. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB78/SFA2.pdf)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-11-21** Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
- **2017-01-03** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2017-01-03** To Banking & Insurance (H) `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-21** Reassigned to Health and Family Services (H)
- **2017-02-22** Posted in committee
- **2017-02-23** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
- **2017-02-24** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, February 27, 2017
- **2017-02-27** Taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
- **2017-02-27** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-28** Received in Senate
- **2017-02-28** To Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-1`
- **2017-03-14** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2017-03-14** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-15** Floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-29** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 29, 2017
- **2017-03-29** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2017-03-29** Floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2017-03-29** Passed 37-1 with Committee Substitute, floor amendments (2) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2017-03-30** Received in House
- **2017-03-30** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) and floor amendment (2)
- **2017-03-30** House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) and floor amendment (2)
- **2017-03-30** Received in Senate
- **2017-03-30** To Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** Posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2017-03-30** Senate refused to recede from committee amendment (1-title), Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2)
- **2017-03-30** Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- **2017-03-30** Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
- **2017-03-30** Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
- **2017-03-30** Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- **2017-03-30** Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
- **2017-03-30** Posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference committee report
- **2017-03-30** Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
- **2017-03-30** Bill passed 35-1
- **2017-03-30** Received in House
- **2017-03-30** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** Posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee report
- **2017-03-30** Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
- **2017-03-30** Bill passed 88-2
- **2017-03-30** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-30** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2017-03-30** Delivered to Governor
- **2017-04-11** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 183) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82194574-0b7d-4048-9a1d-97ae2dab01de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).