---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to social work."
description: "Amend KRS 335.010 to exempt student interns or trainees from social work licensure requirements; direct the Kentucky Board of Social Work to promulgate administrative regulations to define standards for student involvement in clinical social work; amend KRS 335.020 to define terms; amend KRS 335.030, 335.070, 335.080, 335.090, 335.100, 335.150, and 335.158 to establish licensure standards, including use of a multistate license, criminal background checks, and telehealth; amend KRS 335.050 to require that at least 1 licensee member of the board is a teacher actively engaged in social work education; amend KRS 387.610 and 457.090 to conform."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "HB 424"
citation: "Kentucky HB 424 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Regulations And Proceedings", "Background Checks", "Boards And Commissions", "Compacts", "Interstate", "Education", "Higher", "Health And Medical Services", "Health Care Professionals", "Licensing", "Mental Health", "Occupations And Professions", "Universities And Colleges"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Chester-Burton", "G. Brown Jr.", "S. Heavrin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c68df6fb-13a5-4216-a468-2f95ca142ee6"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb424.html"
source_hash: "54289d10d825262bf68855b7c89d97f5f7dc82838580b0e799f80fbdf977055a"
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 424 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to social work.

Amend KRS 335.010 to exempt student interns or trainees from social work licensure requirements; direct the Kentucky Board of Social Work to promulgate administrative regulations to define standards for student involvement in clinical social work; amend KRS 335.020 to define terms; amend KRS 335.030, 335.070, 335.080, 335.090, 335.100, 335.150, and 335.158 to establish licensure standards, including use of a multistate license, criminal background checks, and telehealth; amend KRS 335.050 to require that at least 1 licensee member of the board is a teacher actively engaged in social work education; amend KRS 387.610 and 457.090 to conform.

## 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/hb424/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 77** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0077.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb424/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 424 w/ SCS 1 — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Chester-Burton — primary (person)
- G. Brown Jr. — primary (person)
- S. Heavrin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 18 2026
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** to Licensing & Occupations (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** passed 90-0 `passage`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2026-04-10T04:00:00+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/c68df6fb-13a5-4216-a468-2f95ca142ee6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).