---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the disclosure of laboratory test results and declaring an emergency."
description: "Create a new section of KRS Chapter 333 to prohibit information blocking of medical laboratory reports or tests except for results that may show a finding of malignancy or could reveal genetic markers, which are prohibited from disclosure for 72 hours; amend KRS 333.150 to require medical laboratory compliance with the 21st Century Cures Act; EMERGENCY."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 529"
citation: "Kentucky HB 529 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Federal Laws and Regulations", "Health and Medical Services", "Hospitals and Nursing Homes", "Information Technology", "Nurses", "Physicians and Practitioners"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["K. Timoney"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12aad6fb-fcdc-4e41-a77f-05e5388b143d"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb529.html"
source_hash: "c29604348eab4fda73b10cb0a4ceb318db7997c6b1aaef46712e76f7a3761f05"
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 529 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to the disclosure of laboratory test results and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 333 to prohibit information blocking of medical laboratory reports or tests except for results that may show a finding of malignancy or could reveal genetic markers, which are prohibited from disclosure for 72 hours; amend KRS 333.150 to require medical laboratory compliance with the 21st Century Cures Act; 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/hb529/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 93** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0093.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb529/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 529 w/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- K. Timoney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 08, 2022
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 84-14 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+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 with Committee Substitute (1) `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** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 29, 2022
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules (H)
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** passed 81-13 `passage`
- **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
- **2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
- **2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 93) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12aad6fb-fcdc-4e41-a77f-05e5388b143d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).