republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2018rs/hb-388.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission. Amend KRS 342.0011 to define \"deductible program adjustment\" and specify items to be considered on policies with provision for deductibles; amend KRS 342.122 to require all assessments to be remitted electronically beginning on January 1, 2020; amend KRS 342.1221 to clarify that interest is paid for late payment of expenses; amend KRS 342.1231 to change the term \"taxpayer\" to \"assessment payer\"; set a 7-year limitation from the date of the quarterly premium report or amended quarterly premium report for assessments; require records to be preserved for audits, explain when payment is final, and when a refund should be returned; amend KRS 342.1242 to require KEMI to reimburse for expenses to collect the coal assessment; amend KRS 342.1243 to clarify when assessments for the coal workers' pneumoconiosis fund cease and when the fund is abolished."
description: "AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission. Amend KRS 342.0011 to define \"deductible program adjustment\" and specify items to be considered on policies with provision for deductibles; amend KRS 342.122 to require all assessments to be remitted electronically beginning on January 1, 2020; amend KRS 342.1221 to clarify that interest is paid for late payment of expenses; amend KRS 342.1231 to change the term \"taxpayer\" to \"assessment payer\"; set a 7-year limitation from the date of the quarterly premium report or amended quarterly premium report for assessments; require records to be preserved for audits, explain when payment is final, and when a refund should be returned; amend KRS 342.1242 to require KEMI to reimburse for expenses to collect the coal assessment; amend KRS 342.1243 to clarify when assessments for the coal workers' pneumoconiosis fund cease and when the fund is abolished."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2018RS"
identifier: "HB 388"
citation: "Kentucky HB 388 (2018RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Tipton"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-02-16"
last_action: "2018-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7103ece4-9e23-40e6-974a-aa38e3af9539"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB388.htm"
source_hash: "a66ffaa767394595251ef51d0c8642c177f88e535a1f55c502cf80abadaf6428"
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 388 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Funding Commission. Amend KRS 342.0011 to define "deductible program adjustment" and specify items to be considered on policies with provision for deductibles; amend KRS 342.122 to require all assessments to be remitted electronically beginning on January 1, 2020; amend KRS 342.1221 to clarify that interest is paid for late payment of expenses; amend KRS 342.1231 to change the term "taxpayer" to "assessment payer"; set a 7-year limitation from the date of the quarterly premium report or amended quarterly premium report for assessments; require records to be preserved for audits, explain when payment is final, and when a refund should be returned; amend KRS 342.1242 to require KEMI to reimburse for expenses to collect the coal assessment; amend KRS 342.1243 to clarify when assessments for the coal workers' pneumoconiosis fund cease and when the fund is abolished.

## Version chain

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

1. **HB 388 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB388/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB388/HCS1.pdf)
3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB388/bill.pdf)
4. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB388/SCS1.pdf)

## Sponsors

- J. Tipton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-16** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2018-02-21** To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Posted in committee
- **2018-03-01** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
- **2018-03-02** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-03-05** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
- **2018-03-06** 3rd reading, passed 77-18 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-07** Received in Senate
- **2018-03-08** To Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13** Taken from Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
- **2018-03-13** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2018-03-13** Returned to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
- **2018-03-14** Taken from Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
- **2018-03-14** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2018-03-14** Returned to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
- **2018-03-15** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill
- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018
- **2018-03-20** 3rd reading, passed 33-5 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-21** Received in House
- **2018-03-21** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22** Taken from Rules (H)
- **2018-03-22** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2018-03-22** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2018-03-22** Passed 57-32
- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2018-03-27** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2018-03-27** Delivered to Governor
- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 54) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7103ece4-9e23-40e6-974a-aa38e3af9539`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).