---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to electronic prescribing of controlled substances."
description: "AN ACT relating to electronic prescribing of controlled substances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2019RS"
identifier: "HB 342"
citation: "Kentucky HB 342 (2019RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Technical Corrections", "Drugs and Medicines", "Effective Dates", "Delayed", "Health and Medical Services", "Pharmacists", "Physicians and Practitioners", "Substance Abuse"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["S. Sheldon", "S. Sheldon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a8520a7-6db5-4b84-915d-57343c7a61d0"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/hb342.html"
source_hash: "8a5c83edf8fb1a798b4a1a0612df3d0d2f1a72ed89951988b70e16ce3cccd038"
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 342 (2019RS) — AN ACT relating to electronic prescribing of controlled substances.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/hb342/bill.pdf)

## Sponsors

- S. Sheldon — primary (person)
- S. Sheldon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** to Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2019-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- **2019-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2019-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 4, 2019
- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 98-0 with floor amendment (1) `reading-3`
- **2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 14, 2019 `passage`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed 93-0 `passage`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2019-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 106) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a8520a7-6db5-4b84-915d-57343c7a61d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).