republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2026rs/hb-45.md

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Bill	AN ACT relating to the licensure of certified public accountants.	Amend KRS 325.261 to include additional optional requirements to be considered for licensure; amend KRS 325.282 to allow practice privileges to a person who does not have an office located in the state and holds a valid license in good standing from another state if certain conditions are met; amend KRS 325.280 to conform; repeal KRS 325.263.	us/states/ky	Kentucky General Assembly	2026RS	HB 45	Kentucky HB 45 (2026RS)	bill	Accountants Boards And Commissions Licensing Occupations And Professions	enacted	D. Gordon M. Clines	3	20	2	2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00	2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/6026e94e-f3b6-44c3-a020-27fc522173e4	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb45.html	2245efdb0f3ea0acdbb7d45bbb4588c7577a11cd89ee9c074f3b88aa33b58490	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ky

Kentucky HB 45 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to the licensure of certified public accountants.

Amend KRS 325.261 to include additional optional requirements to be considered for licensure; amend KRS 325.282 to allow practice privileges to a person who does not have an office located in the state and holds a valid license in good standing from another state if certain conditions are met; amend KRS 325.280 to conform; repeal KRS 325.263.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Acts Chapter 21 (committee substitute) — source
3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Pass — 93–0 (pass) · lower
• CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 45 — 38–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• D. Gordon — primary (person)
• M. Clines — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House introduction
• 2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
• 2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00 to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) referral-committee
• 2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar committee-passage
• 2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 06 2026
• 2026-02-06T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 93-0 passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
• 2026-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
• 2026-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 to Licensing & Occupations (S) referral-committee
• 2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar committee-passage
• 2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill reading-2
• 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
• 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day passage
• 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 38-0 passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
• 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
• 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
• 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
• 2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 21) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6026e94e-f3b6-44c3-a020-27fc522173e4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).