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---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to access to health care."
description: "AN ACT relating to access to health care."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "SB 44"
citation: "Kentucky SB 44 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Effective Dates", "Delayed", "Federal Laws and Regulations", "Health Benefit Mandate", "Insurance", "Health", "Public Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. DuPlessis", "J. DuPlessis", "K. Moser", "M. Wilson", "R. Alvarado"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-12-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a98a0849-828b-4710-b1f6-fc73574796bf"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb44.html"
source_hash: "2768a63baadf0ad0b3059cfaa928e447e48c8029d3bb3757911c4b20de496f51"
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 SB 44 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to access to health care.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb44/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 133** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0133.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb44/bill.pdf)
## Votes
- PASS SB 44 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASS SB 44 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
- K. Moser — primary (person)
- M. Wilson — primary (person)
- R. Alvarado — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Banking & Insurance (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 26, 2021
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Banking & Insurance (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 12, 2021
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1), (2-title) and (3) filed
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 89-3 with floor amendments (1) (3) and (2-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendments (1) (3) and (2-title) for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House floor amendments (1), (3), and (2-title)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 35-0 `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 133) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a98a0849-828b-4710-b1f6-fc73574796bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).