---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to remote access to pharmacy databases."
description: "Amend KRS 315.020 to establish that provisions related to remote access of a pharmacy's electronic database does not apply to pharmacies located in a hospital licensed under KRS Chapter 216B."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 240"
citation: "Kentucky HB 240 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hospitals and Nursing Homes", "Pharmacists"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Massey", "D. Bentley", "M. Prunty", "S. Sheldon"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69dbdeea-f8ae-4351-81e3-b3e0c38e7205"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb240.html"
source_hash: "aa5a0f9bcd166b63281ae2457a1bc6d670445062d60fb6d407d7ffb59a2b9ceb"
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 240 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to remote access to pharmacy databases.

Amend KRS 315.020 to establish that provisions related to remote access of a pharmacy's electronic database does not apply to pharmacies located in a hospital licensed under KRS Chapter 216B.

## 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/22RS/hb240/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 72** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0072.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb240/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 240 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Massey — primary (person)
- D. Bentley — primary (person)
- M. Prunty — primary (person)
- S. Sheldon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 02, 2022
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed to bill, floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2022-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 25, 2022
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 34-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 72) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69dbdeea-f8ae-4351-81e3-b3e0c38e7205`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).