---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to copayments by medical assistance recipients."
description: "AN ACT relating to copayments by medical assistance recipients."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "SB 55"
citation: "Kentucky SB 55 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fiscal Note", "Health and Medical Services", "Medicaid", "Public Medical Assistance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["R. Alvarado", "S. Meredith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a72139f-a709-4aaa-909b-12421c481d57"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb55.html"
source_hash: "9bb1021a35109001f8609b543f583dab07a18bbd4c562538d125c8e6a8acf791"
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 55 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to copayments by medical assistance recipients.

## 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/21RS/sb55/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 62** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0062.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb55/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 55 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- R. Alvarado — primary (person)
- S. Meredith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 16, 2021
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 34-1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 15, 2021
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 95-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 62) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a72139f-a709-4aaa-909b-12421c481d57`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).