---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to social work."
description: "Amend KRS 335.158 to establish requirements and standards for the provision of social work services via telehealth."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "SB 255"
citation: "Kentucky SB 255 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Mental Health", "Occupations and Professions", "Technology", "Telecommunications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["G. Neal", "J. Adams"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df559e07-387a-481c-b432-4e217dd0ba3f"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/sb255.html"
source_hash: "480c05342be1a200334049d20db22593232b61c3768c20251a95e917d51bb088"
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 SB 255 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to social work.

Amend KRS 335.158 to establish requirements and standards for the provision of social work services via telehealth.

## 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/sb255/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 53** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0053.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/sb255/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS SB 255 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASS SB 255 W/ hcs1 hfa2 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- G. Neal — primary (person)
- J. Adams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Families & Children (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Families & Children (S)
- **2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Families & Children (S)
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 07, 2024
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** to Families & Children (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 22, 2024
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 88-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (2) and Committee Substitute (1)
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2)
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2) `passage`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 53) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df559e07-387a-481c-b432-4e217dd0ba3f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).