republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-191.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to consumer protection in eye care. Amend KRS 367.680 to define terms; amend KRS 367.681 to add requirements for prescriptions for visual aid glasses; amend KRS 367.683 and 367.684 to make applicable to all contact lens and visual aid glasses sellers and dispensers; amend KRS 367.685 to require fitting based on ocular health; amend KRS 367.686 and 367.687 to make applicable to visual aid glasses; create a new section of KRS 367.680 to 367.690 to set requirements for performance and operation of assessment mechanisms for contact lenses and visual aid glasses; amend KRS 367.688 and 367.690 to make applicable to visual aid glasses; increase the fine for violations to $11,000; create a new section of KRS 367.680 to 367.690 to provide that those sections may be cited as the Consumer Protection in Eye Care Act; APPROPRIATION."
description: "AN ACT relating to consumer protection in eye care. Amend KRS 367.680 to define terms; amend KRS 367.681 to add requirements for prescriptions for visual aid glasses; amend KRS 367.683 and 367.684 to make applicable to all contact lens and visual aid glasses sellers and dispensers; amend KRS 367.685 to require fitting based on ocular health; amend KRS 367.686 and 367.687 to make applicable to visual aid glasses; create a new section of KRS 367.680 to 367.690 to set requirements for performance and operation of assessment mechanisms for contact lenses and visual aid glasses; amend KRS 367.688 and 367.690 to make applicable to visual aid glasses; increase the fine for violations to $11,000; create a new section of KRS 367.680 to 367.690 to provide that those sections may be cited as the Consumer Protection in Eye Care Act; APPROPRIATION."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2018RS"
identifier: "HB 191"
citation: "Kentucky HB 191 (2018RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Gentry", "A. Hatton", "A. Wuchner", "B. Reed", "B. Rowland", "C. Fugate", "C. McCoy", "D. Bentley", "D. Elliott", "D. Mayfield", "D. Osborne", "D. Schamore", "G. Brown Jr", "G. Watkins", "J. Blanton", "J. Carney", "J. DuPlessis", "J. Fischer", "J. Gooch Jr.", "J. Greer", "J. Hoover", "J. Miller", "J. Nemes", "J. Petrie", "J. Richards", "J. Sims Jr", "J. York", "K. Bratcher", "K. Fleming", "K. Imes", "L. Brown", "M. Cantrell", "M. Dossett", "M. Prunty", "P. Pratt", "R. Adkins", "R. Heath", "R. Meyer", "S. Riley", "T. Herald", "W. Coursey", "W. Stone", "W. Thomas"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 33
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-11"
last_action: "2018-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56fe6790-2277-41bf-b9a2-24895ce396a1"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB191.htm"
source_hash: "bcc143e54cb514b7022422a49f5eaf7a9981d482918182d3daf9ea516734f1b7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 191 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to consumer protection in eye care. Amend KRS 367.680 to define terms; amend KRS 367.681 to add requirements for prescriptions for visual aid glasses; amend KRS 367.683 and 367.684 to make applicable to all contact lens and visual aid glasses sellers and dispensers; amend KRS 367.685 to require fitting based on ocular health; amend KRS 367.686 and 367.687 to make applicable to visual aid glasses; create a new section of KRS 367.680 to 367.690 to set requirements for performance and operation of assessment mechanisms for contact lenses and visual aid glasses; amend KRS 367.688 and 367.690 to make applicable to visual aid glasses; increase the fine for violations to $11,000; create a new section of KRS 367.680 to 367.690 to provide that those sections may be cited as the Consumer Protection in Eye Care Act; APPROPRIATION.

## Version chain

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

1. **HB 191 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **HCA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/HCA1.pdf)
3. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/HCS1.pdf)
4. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/HFA1.pdf)
5. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/HFA2.pdf)
6. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/HFA3.pdf)
7. **HFA4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/HFA4.pdf)
8. **HFA5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/HFA5.pdf)
9. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/bill.pdf)
10. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/SCS1.pdf)
11. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/SFA1.pdf)
12. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/SFA2.pdf)
13. **SFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/SFA3.pdf)
14. **SFA4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/SFA4.pdf)
15. **SFA5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB191/SFA5.pdf)

## Sponsors

- A. Gentry — primary (person)
- A. Hatton — primary (person)
- A. Wuchner — primary (person)
- B. Reed — primary (person)
- B. Rowland — primary (person)
- C. Fugate — primary (person)
- C. McCoy — primary (person)
- D. Bentley — primary (person)
- D. Elliott — primary (person)
- D. Mayfield — primary (person)
- D. Osborne — primary (person)
- D. Schamore — primary (person)
- G. Brown Jr — primary (person)
- G. Watkins — primary (person)
- J. Blanton — primary (person)
- J. Carney — primary (person)
- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
- J. Fischer — primary (person)
- J. Gooch Jr. — primary (person)
- J. Greer — primary (person)
- J. Hoover — primary (person)
- J. Miller — primary (person)
- J. Nemes — primary (person)
- J. Petrie — primary (person)
- J. Richards — primary (person)
- J. Sims Jr — primary (person)
- J. York — primary (person)
- K. Bratcher — primary (person)
- K. Fleming — primary (person)
- K. Imes — primary (person)
- L. Brown — primary (person)
- M. Cantrell — primary (person)
- M. Dossett — primary (person)
- M. Prunty — primary (person)
- P. Pratt — primary (person)
- R. Adkins — primary (person)
- R. Heath — primary (person)
- R. Meyer — primary (person)
- S. Riley — primary (person)
- T. Herald — primary (person)
- W. Coursey — primary (person)
- W. Stone — primary (person)
- W. Thomas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-11** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2018-01-17** To Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-23** Posted in committee
- **2018-01-30** Posted in committee
- **2018-02-01** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-1`
- **2018-02-02** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-02-08** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 9, 2018
- **2018-02-08** Floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (3) filed to Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-09** Floor amendments (2) and (3) withdrawn
- **2018-02-09** Floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (5) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-13** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2018-02-13** Floor amendment (4) defeated
- **2018-02-13** Passed 90-7 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title), and floor amendment (1)
- **2018-02-14** Received in Senate
- **2018-02-15** To Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
- **2018-03-07** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-03-08** Floor amendments (2) and (3) filed to Bill, (4) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-09** Floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-13** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 14, 2018
- **2018-03-14** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2018-03-14** Floor amendments (2) (3) (4) and (5) withdrawn
- **2018-03-14** Passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) & floor amendment (1)
- **2018-03-15** Received in House
- **2018-03-15** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-16** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute & floor amendment (1)
- **2018-03-19** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute & floor amendment (1)
- **2018-03-19** Passed 88-0
- **2018-03-20** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2018-03-20** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2018-03-20** Delivered to Governor
- **2018-03-30** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 44) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56fe6790-2277-41bf-b9a2-24895ce396a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).