---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the practice of pharmacy."
description: "Amend KRS 315.010 and 315.205 to permit pharmacists to administer vaccines to children three years of age or older pursuant to prescriber-approved protocols with the consent of a parent or guardian."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HB 274"
citation: "Kentucky HB 274 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Minors", "Diseases", "Drugs and Medicines", "Health and Medical Services", "Pharmacists"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Neighbors", "B. Chester-Burton", "C. Fugate", "D. Bentley", "D. Hale", "D. Lewis", "DJ Johnson", "J. Blanton", "J. Branscum", "J. Raymond", "K. Moser", "L. Willner", "M. Lockett", "M. Pollock", "N. Tate", "P. Pratt", "P. Stevenson", "R. Bridges", "R. Duvall", "R. Palumbo", "R. Raymer", "S. Baker", "S. Riley", "S. Sharp", "S. Stalker", "T. Smith", "W. Williams"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5329b0ab-cb82-4b62-acd0-1f451e4677da"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb274.html"
source_hash: "84dcfd2a4559c507f1c62b3462448533b64cd45118c27227c0c4fd47a57e38b5"
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 274 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to the practice of pharmacy.

Amend KRS 315.010 and 315.205 to permit pharmacists to administer vaccines to children three years of age or older pursuant to prescriber-approved protocols with the consent of a parent or guardian.

## 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/24RS/hb274/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 11** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0011.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb274/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 274 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Neighbors — primary (person)
- B. Chester-Burton — primary (person)
- C. Fugate — primary (person)
- D. Bentley — primary (person)
- D. Hale — primary (person)
- D. Lewis — primary (person)
- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
- J. Blanton — primary (person)
- J. Branscum — primary (person)
- J. Raymond — primary (person)
- K. Moser — primary (person)
- L. Willner — primary (person)
- M. Lockett — primary (person)
- M. Pollock — primary (person)
- N. Tate — primary (person)
- P. Pratt — primary (person)
- P. Stevenson — primary (person)
- R. Bridges — primary (person)
- R. Duvall — primary (person)
- R. Palumbo — primary (person)
- R. Raymer — primary (person)
- S. Baker — primary (person)
- S. Riley — primary (person)
- S. Sharp — primary (person)
- S. Stalker — primary (person)
- T. Smith — primary (person)
- W. Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** to Health Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 05, 2024
- **2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Health Services (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1-title), (2) and (3) filed
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 22, 2024
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1-title) (2) and (3) withdrawn
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** passed 26-11 `passage`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch.11) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5329b0ab-cb82-4b62-acd0-1f451e4677da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).