---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to substance abuse intervention and declaring an emergency."
description: "Amend KRS 222.433 to establish that health care professionals performing examinations may be subject to subpoena for purposes of cross-examination; establish that an order of treatment shall be issued upon a finding of proof beyond a reasonable doubt; EMERGENCY."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 362"
citation: "Kentucky HB 362 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Health and Medical Services", "Mental Health", "Substance Abuse"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["K. Moser"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-04T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a97427d3-86cb-44a3-af77-6be78f2c1fe4"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb362.html"
source_hash: "fe6a7156e1683a6c7a0b974a3c8552466fac3796f4a2746dee0a1e62ba74c234"
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 362 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to substance abuse intervention and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 222.433 to establish that health care professionals performing examinations may be subject to subpoena for purposes of cross-examination; establish that an order of treatment shall be issued upon a finding of proof beyond a reasonable doubt; 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/22RS/hb362/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 81** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0081.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb362/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 362 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- K. Moser — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 11, 2022
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 94-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 29, 2022
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2) withdrawn
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 81) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a97427d3-86cb-44a3-af77-6be78f2c1fe4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).