---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to coverage for biomarker testing."
description: "Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish biomarker testing coverage requirements for health benefit plans; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid to comply with the biomarker testing coverage requirements; direct that provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2024; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "HB 180"
citation: "Kentucky HB 180 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Effective Dates", "Delayed", "Health Benefit Mandate", "Health and Medical Services", "Insurance", "Health", "Medicaid"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/254c42c7-1348-47c8-87ca-755f193aaec5"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb180.html"
source_hash: "094a393d1c481b235e2b299aa950d8b0210da280f63745270cee4dc0a67ac6fe"
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 180 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to coverage for biomarker testing.

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to establish biomarker testing coverage requirements for health benefit plans; amend KRS 205.522 to require Medicaid to comply with the biomarker testing coverage requirements; direct that provisions apply to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2024; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.

## 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/23RS/hb180/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 77** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0077.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb180/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final PASS HB 180 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Health Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 21, 2023
- **2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 97-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Health Services (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 13, 2023
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 34 -0 -1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 77) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/254c42c7-1348-47c8-87ca-755f193aaec5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).