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| Bill | AN ACT relating to insurance regulatory requirements and declaring an emergency. | Amend KRS 304.1-050 and 304.1-110 to make technical amendments; amend KRS 304.2-160 to define "licensee"; amend KRS 304.2-220 to modify persons who are subject to examination by the insurance commissioner; amend KRS 304.4-040 to apply license revocation for failure to pay tax or fee to licensees; amend KRS 304.5-080 to define "inland marine insurance" and repeal the definition of "marine and transportation insurance"; amend KRS 304.9-035 to provide for an insurer's liability for acts of its adjusters; amend KRS 304.9-051 to provide that certain individuals working for an administrator are not acting as an administrator; amend KRS 304.9-105 to modify financial responsibility requirement for an agent license; amend KRS 304.9-133 to establish individual designation requirements for licensed business entities; amend KRS 304.9-085 to conform; amend KRS 304.9-135 to modify the definition of "insurance agency activities"; amend KRS 304.9-140 to establish nonresident license requirements for nonresidents with a limited line of authority that is not offered in this state; repeal the requirement to surrender a license upon termination; amend KRS 304.9-170 to modify prelicensing education and examination exemption for applicants licensed within previous 12 months; amend KRS 304.9-200 to repeal refund of appointment fee upon license refusal; amend KRS 304.9-230 to repeal the surety limited line of authority and establish preneed funeral limited line of authority; amend KRS 304.9-260 to repeal the requirement to send license renewal list to an insurer or employer; require proof of compliance with continuing education requirements for nonresident independent or public adjusters; repeal the requirement to surrender license upon termination; amend KRS 304.9-270 to repeal approval requirement for specialty credit producers and managing employees; amend KRS 304.9-295 to require nonresident independent and public adjusters that designated Kentucky as their home state to satisfy continuing education requirements; modify requirements for continuing education certifications; repeal license surrender and reissuance requirement; repeal and reenact KRS 304.9-436 to provide that authorized insurers shall not do business with unlicensed persons; amend KRS 304.13-346 to require property insurers to offer an optional policy provision to upgrade the roof structure of non-FORTIFIED dwellings; amend KRS 304.13-400 to repeal workers' compensation insurance deductible range; amend KRS 304.14-120 to conform; amend KRS 304.15-365 to establish requirements for optional maturity dates offered for individual deferred annuities; amend KRS 304.17A-600, 304.17A-607, 304.17A-617, and 304.17A-623 to define "adverse benefit determination" and "coverage denial"; repeal definition of "adverse determination"; require internal appeal for adverse benefit determinations; require external review for adverse benefit determinations, other than coverage denials; amend KRS 304.17A-619, 304.17A-621, and 304.17A-625 to conform; amend KRS 304.99-020 and 304.99-100 to repeal civil penalties and renewal requirements for specialty credit producers and managing employees; make technical amendments throughout. | us/states/ky | Kentucky General Assembly | 2026RS | HB 527 | Kentucky HB 527 (2026RS) |
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Kentucky HB 527 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to insurance regulatory requirements and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 304.1-050 and 304.1-110 to make technical amendments; amend KRS 304.2-160 to define "licensee"; amend KRS 304.2-220 to modify persons who are subject to examination by the insurance commissioner; amend KRS 304.4-040 to apply license revocation for failure to pay tax or fee to licensees; amend KRS 304.5-080 to define "inland marine insurance" and repeal the definition of "marine and transportation insurance"; amend KRS 304.9-035 to provide for an insurer's liability for acts of its adjusters; amend KRS 304.9-051 to provide that certain individuals working for an administrator are not acting as an administrator; amend KRS 304.9-105 to modify financial responsibility requirement for an agent license; amend KRS 304.9-133 to establish individual designation requirements for licensed business entities; amend KRS 304.9-085 to conform; amend KRS 304.9-135 to modify the definition of "insurance agency activities"; amend KRS 304.9-140 to establish nonresident license requirements for nonresidents with a limited line of authority that is not offered in this state; repeal the requirement to surrender a license upon termination; amend KRS 304.9-170 to modify prelicensing education and examination exemption for applicants licensed within previous 12 months; amend KRS 304.9-200 to repeal refund of appointment fee upon license refusal; amend KRS 304.9-230 to repeal the surety limited line of authority and establish preneed funeral limited line of authority; amend KRS 304.9-260 to repeal the requirement to send license renewal list to an insurer or employer; require proof of compliance with continuing education requirements for nonresident independent or public adjusters; repeal the requirement to surrender license upon termination; amend KRS 304.9-270 to repeal approval requirement for specialty credit producers and managing employees; amend KRS 304.9-295 to require nonresident independent and public adjusters that designated Kentucky as their home state to satisfy continuing education requirements; modify requirements for continuing education certifications; repeal license surrender and reissuance requirement; repeal and reenact KRS 304.9-436 to provide that authorized insurers shall not do business with unlicensed persons; amend KRS 304.13-346 to require property insurers to offer an optional policy provision to upgrade the roof structure of non-FORTIFIED dwellings; amend KRS 304.13-400 to repeal workers' compensation insurance deductible range; amend KRS 304.14-120 to conform; amend KRS 304.15-365 to establish requirements for optional maturity dates offered for individual deferred annuities; amend KRS 304.17A-600, 304.17A-607, 304.17A-617, and 304.17A-623 to define "adverse benefit determination" and "coverage denial"; repeal definition of "adverse determination"; require internal appeal for adverse benefit determinations; require external review for adverse benefit determinations, other than coverage denials; amend KRS 304.17A-619, 304.17A-621, and 304.17A-625 to conform; amend KRS 304.99-020 and 304.99-100 to repeal civil penalties and renewal requirements for specialty credit producers and managing employees; make technical amendments throughout.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Acts Chapter 45 (committee substitute) — source
- Current/Final (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 527 — 38–0 (pass) · lower
- Pass — 92–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- G. Brown Jr. — primary (person)
- M. Pollock — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House
introduction - 2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee - 2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 to Banking & Insurance (H)
referral-committee - 2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
committee-passage - 2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2 - 2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 20 2026
- 2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-23T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
- 2026-02-23T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee - 2026-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 to Banking & Insurance (S)
referral-committee - 2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
committee-passage - 2026-03-18T04:00:00+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
- 2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 45)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/25abdfe3-f20f-40ef-9574-6b695adc782f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).