---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to emergency management and declaring an emergency."
description: "Amend KRS 39A.050 to require the Division of Emergency Management to institute and maintain the Kentucky Qualification System; EMERGENCY."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "HB 767"
citation: "Kentucky HB 767 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Disasters And Recovery Efforts", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Public Safety", "State Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Fugate"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e64fae6c-e02d-4b01-881e-e1b7f5640c53"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb767.html"
source_hash: "991bf0f7a34cdb7a2ef10d281fc2f0860706a683f91db109d18e75564f44a3ed"
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 767 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to emergency management and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 39A.050 to require the Division of Emergency Management to institute and maintain the Kentucky Qualification System; EMERGENCY.

## 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/hb767/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 137** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0137.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb767/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 767 w/ SCS 1, SCA 1 (T) — **38–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 767 — **33–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Fugate — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
- **2026-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2026-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Senate refused to recede Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** motion reconsidered
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Senate receded from Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** passed 33-0 `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+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. 137) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e64fae6c-e02d-4b01-881e-e1b7f5640c53`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).