Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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| Bill | AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings. | Amend KRS 304.17A-257 to require coverage for all colorectal cancer examinations and laboratory tests specified in the United States Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer guidelines for certain covered persons; require coverage for all United States Food and Drug Administration-approved bowel preparation prescribed in connection with a colorectal cancer examination or test; prohibit prior authorization requirements for colorectal cancer examinations and laboratory tests; provide an exemption from the cost sharing prohibition for Health Savings Account-qualified High Deductible Health Plans under certain circumstances; provide that the colorectal cancer examination and laboratory test coverage section applies to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026; establish construction of certain provisions for purposes of federal law and require state officials to comply; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to obtain federal approval, if necessary and comply with notice requirements; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2026. | us/states/ky | Kentucky General Assembly | 2025RS | HB 421 | Kentucky HB 421 (2025RS) |
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enacted | 3 | 27 | 2 | 2025-02-11T05:00:00+00:00 | 2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00 | openstates | ocd-bill/3267ec46-a8ed-48b3-a41d-5be3aa8e67ec | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb421.html | ba520ebccb2e40bc40795e8e1c84f80af99c52c8f0960fb22c69b5f0c5d207b7 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Kentucky HB 421 (2025RS) — AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings.
Amend KRS 304.17A-257 to require coverage for all colorectal cancer examinations and laboratory tests specified in the United States Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer guidelines for certain covered persons; require coverage for all United States Food and Drug Administration-approved bowel preparation prescribed in connection with a colorectal cancer examination or test; prohibit prior authorization requirements for colorectal cancer examinations and laboratory tests; provide an exemption from the cost sharing prohibition for Health Savings Account-qualified High Deductible Health Plans under certain circumstances; provide that the colorectal cancer examination and laboratory test coverage section applies to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026; establish construction of certain provisions for purposes of federal law and require state officials to comply; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department for Medicaid Services to obtain federal approval, if necessary and comply with notice requirements; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2026.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Acts Chapter 158 (committee substitute) — source
- Current/Final (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASS HB 421 — 37–0 (pass) · lower
- Pass — 98–0 (pass) · lower
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-02-11T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House
introduction - 2025-02-11T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee - 2025-02-14T05:00:00+00:00 to Banking & Insurance (H)
referral-committee - 2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00 taken from Banking & Insurance (H)
- 2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00 1st reading
reading-1 - 2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00 returned to Banking & Insurance (H)
- 2025-02-28T05:00:00+00:00 taken from Banking & Insurance (H)
- 2025-02-28T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading
reading-2 - 2025-02-28T05:00:00+00:00 returned to Banking & Insurance (H)
- 2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage - 2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
- 2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00 placed in the Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- 2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage, reading-3 - 2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
- 2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee - 2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00 to Banking & Insurance (S)
referral-committee - 2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00 taken from Banking & Insurance (S)
- 2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00 1st reading
reading-1 - 2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00 returned to Banking & Insurance (S)
- 2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
committee-passage - 2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 28, 2025
- 2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 37-0
passage, reading-3 - 2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
- 2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage - 2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage - 2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
- 2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 158)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3267ec46-a8ed-48b3-a41d-5be3aa8e67ec. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).