---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to prescription drugs."
description: "AN ACT relating to prescription drugs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "SB 45"
citation: "Kentucky SB 45 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Drugs and Medicines", "Effective Dates", "Delayed", "Health Benefit Mandate", "Insurance", "Health", "Pharmacists"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["M. Wilson", "R. Alvarado"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f27465b-b746-424d-be15-a3e1f6e6f1e6"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb45.html"
source_hash: "044dde0a47070962c82914c3dbd152fd9d6fb20aa10b148f6091a45d1080ce0f"
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 SB 45 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.

## 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/sb45/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 134** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0134.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb45/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS SB 45 W/ scs 1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASS SB 45 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- M. Wilson — primary (person)
- R. Alvarado — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Banking & Insurance (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 26, 2021
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Banking & Insurance (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 12, 2021
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 89-8 with Committee Substitute `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 35-0 `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 134) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f27465b-b746-424d-be15-a3e1f6e6f1e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).