republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2024rs/hb-220.md

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Bill	AN ACT relating to step therapy protocols.	Amend KRS 304.17A-163 to permit insurers to require insureds to try biosimilar biological products prior to providing coverage for the equivalent branded prescription drug under certain circumstances; make findings and establish intent of Act.	us/states/ky	Kentucky General Assembly	2024RS	HB 220	Kentucky HB 220 (2024RS)	bill	Drugs and Medicines Health and Medical Services Insurance Health	enacted	A. Neighbors B. Chester-Burton D. Bentley D. Lewis M. Pollock	3	20	2	2024-01-10T05:00:00+00:00	2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/13a03733-fe4c-4d2f-a4d4-135c22d57ef1	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb220.html	43ac5177467ae394e8892aed85b89f422858e2f38422406d3634742ac7843f8d	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ky

Kentucky HB 220 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to step therapy protocols.

Amend KRS 304.17A-163 to permit insurers to require insureds to try biosimilar biological products prior to providing coverage for the equivalent branded prescription drug under certain circumstances; make findings and establish intent of Act.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Acts Chapter 4 (committee substitute) — source
3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• PASS HB 220 — pass (pass) · lower
• Pass — pass (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• A. Neighbors — primary (person)
• B. Chester-Burton — primary (person)
• D. Bentley — primary (person)
• D. Lewis — primary (person)
• M. Pollock — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-01-10T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House introduction
• 2024-01-10T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
• 2024-01-24T05:00:00+00:00 to Health Services (H) referral-committee
• 2024-01-25T05:00:00+00:00 reassigned to Banking & Insurance (H)
• 2024-01-31T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) committee-passage
• 2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 02, 2024
• 2024-02-02T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 91-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) passage, reading-3
• 2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
• 2024-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
• 2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 to Banking & Insurance (S) referral-committee
• 2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar committee-passage
• 2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 07, 2024
• 2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 37-0 passage, reading-3
• 2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 received in House
• 2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
• 2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
• 2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
• 2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 4) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/13a03733-fe4c-4d2f-a4d4-135c22d57ef1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).