---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to temporary nurse aides and declaring an emergency."
description: "AN ACT relating to temporary nurse aides and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 276"
citation: "Kentucky HB 276 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Health and Medical Services", "Hospitals and Nursing Homes", "Medicaid", "Nurses", "Public Medical Assistance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DJ Johnson", "J. Decker", "K. Fleming", "K. Moser", "M. Imes", "M. Lockett", "N. Tate", "R. Palumbo", "S. Westrom", "T. Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9919d402-470f-43b6-a9cf-e582a0ae5e2d"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb276.html"
source_hash: "8fae936a3d9c2b6f95c76bf486e856f181cedbb1cc4901dd15755810d171f3e7"
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 276 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to temporary nurse aides and declaring an emergency.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb276/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 58** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0058.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb276/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 276 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
- J. Decker — primary (person)
- K. Fleming — primary (person)
- K. Moser — primary (person)
- M. Imes — primary (person)
- M. Lockett — primary (person)
- N. Tate — primary (person)
- R. Palumbo — primary (person)
- S. Westrom — primary (person)
- T. Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 23, 2021
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 15, 2021
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 58) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9919d402-470f-43b6-a9cf-e582a0ae5e2d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).