---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to reimbursements for pharmacist services."
description: "Amend KRS 205.522 and 205.6485 to require Medicaid and KCHIP to comply with pharmacy reimbursement requirements established in KRS 304.12-237; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes to the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "HB 3"
citation: "Kentucky HB 3 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children And Minors", "Health And Medical Services", "Medicaid", "Pharmacists", "Public Assistance", "State Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Gentry", "A. Neighbors", "B. Chester-Burton", "D. Osborne", "DJ Johnson", "M. Clines", "S. Bratcher", "S. Lewis", "S. Rudy", "T. Hampton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7765ea3-1a53-45b1-9bfb-bc302b601de2"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb3.html"
source_hash: "c906dcf6a1f55a8519def1b8df610ff58a6c3bf4988b2d576ae965c2a1c61862"
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 3 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to reimbursements for pharmacist services.

Amend KRS 205.522 and 205.6485 to require Medicaid and KCHIP to comply with pharmacy reimbursement requirements established in KRS 304.12-237; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid to seek federal approval if it is determined that such approval is necessary; provide authorization from the General Assembly to make changes to the Medicaid program as required under KRS 205.5372(1).

## 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/26RS/hb3/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 99** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0099.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb3/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 3 — **38–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Gentry — primary (person)
- A. Neighbors — primary (person)
- B. Chester-Burton — primary (person)
- D. Osborne — primary (person)
- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
- M. Clines — primary (person)
- S. Bratcher — primary (person)
- S. Lewis — primary (person)
- S. Rudy — primary (person)
- T. Hampton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** to Banking & Insurance (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 30 2026
- **2026-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** to Banking & Insurance (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 99) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7765ea3-1a53-45b1-9bfb-bc302b601de2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).