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| Bill | AN ACT relating to social work. | Amend KRS 335.010 to exempt student interns or trainees from social work licensure requirements; direct the Kentucky Board of Social Work to promulgate administrative regulations to define standards for student involvement in clinical social work; amend KRS 335.020 to define terms; amend KRS 335.030, 335.070, 335.080, 335.090, 335.100, 335.150, and 335.158 to establish licensure standards, including use of a multistate license, criminal background checks, and telehealth; amend KRS 335.050 to require that at least 1 licensee member of the board is a teacher actively engaged in social work education; amend KRS 387.610 and 457.090 to conform. | us/states/ky | Kentucky General Assembly | 2026RS | HB 424 | Kentucky HB 424 (2026RS) |
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Kentucky HB 424 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to social work.
Amend KRS 335.010 to exempt student interns or trainees from social work licensure requirements; direct the Kentucky Board of Social Work to promulgate administrative regulations to define standards for student involvement in clinical social work; amend KRS 335.020 to define terms; amend KRS 335.030, 335.070, 335.080, 335.090, 335.100, 335.150, and 335.158 to establish licensure standards, including use of a multistate license, criminal background checks, and telehealth; amend KRS 335.050 to require that at least 1 licensee member of the board is a teacher actively engaged in social work education; amend KRS 387.610 and 457.090 to conform.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Acts Chapter 77 (committee substitute) — source
- Current/Final (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 424 w/ SCS 1 — 37–0 (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — 90–0 (pass) · lower
- Pass — 94–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- B. Chester-Burton — primary (person)
- G. Brown Jr. — primary (person)
- S. Heavrin — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-16T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House
introduction - 2026-01-16T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee - 2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00 to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
referral-committee - 2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage - 2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2 - 2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 18 2026
- 2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
- 2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee - 2026-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 to Licensing & Occupations (S)
referral-committee - 2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage - 2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
reading-2 - 2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026
- 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
passage - 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
- 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H)
referral-committee - 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
- 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 passed 90-0
passage - 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage - 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage - 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
- 2026-04-10T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 77)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c68df6fb-13a5-4216-a468-2f95ca142ee6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).