---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to recovery residences."
description: "Amend KRS 222.500 to define terms related to recovery residences; amend KRS 222.502 to permit a recovery residence that provides on-site clinical services or access to on-site clinical services to continue to operate without certification from a certifying organization until December 31, 2024; amend KRS 222.504 to authorize the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and local governments to impose civil fines on uncertified recovery residences; amend KRS 222.506 to establish the conditions under which a recovery residence may provide on-site clinical services or access to on-site clinical services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HB 462"
citation: "Kentucky HB 462 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholism", "Local Government", "Mental Health", "Opioids", "State Agencies", "Substance Abuse"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Chester-Burton", "S. Bratcher", "S. Heavrin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12b0d491-b0f5-44c2-8676-03400d9dc013"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb462.html"
source_hash: "40370e725307fc2e000823ced418268330ab3b1ef4a8d721ce72b8746601b03b"
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 462 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to recovery residences.

Amend KRS 222.500 to define terms related to recovery residences; amend KRS 222.502 to permit a recovery residence that provides on-site clinical services or access to on-site clinical services to continue to operate without certification from a certifying organization until December 31, 2024; amend KRS 222.504 to authorize the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and local governments to impose civil fines on uncertified recovery residences; amend KRS 222.506 to establish the conditions under which a recovery residence may provide on-site clinical services or access to on-site clinical services.

## 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/hb462/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 132** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0132.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb462/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 462 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Chester-Burton — primary (person)
- S. Bratcher — primary (person)
- S. Heavrin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Families & Children (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 22, 2024
- **2024-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 92-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** to Health Services (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 22, 2024
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 132) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12b0d491-b0f5-44c2-8676-03400d9dc013`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).