---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to deputy coroner training."
description: "Amend KRS 72.415 to allow the commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice Training to grant an extension to a deputy coroner to complete the required training; specify when the extension begins to toll; specify consequences for failure to complete the training within the time period of the extension; delete provisions relating to reinstatement and pay modification of deputy coroners who fail to complete the required training."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "HB 43"
citation: "Kentucky HB 43 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Coroners", "Counties", "Local Government", "Peace Officers And Law Enforcement", "Public Officers And Employees", "State Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Gordon", "G. Brown Jr.", "M. Clines", "V. Grossl"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb9b7384-ab2c-42e7-9e81-51ee7dac647d"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb43.html"
source_hash: "7d535c70c4ae3bfa3adbaada2f966da555a745836638fe7a2e5f350f6730db6b"
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 43 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to deputy coroner training.

Amend KRS 72.415 to allow the commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice Training to grant an extension to a deputy coroner to complete the required training; specify when the extension begins to toll; specify consequences for failure to complete the training within the time period of the extension; delete provisions relating to reinstatement and pay modification of deputy coroners who fail to complete the required training.

## 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/hb43/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 20** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0020.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb43/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 43 — **38–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- D. Gordon — primary (person)
- G. Brown Jr. — primary (person)
- M. Clines — primary (person)
- V. Grossl — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** to Local Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 19 2026
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 25 2026
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 20) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb9b7384-ab2c-42e7-9e81-51ee7dac647d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).