republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2022rs/hb-95.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the selling and fitting of hearing instruments."
description: "Amend KRS 334.020 to allow audiologists licensed under KRS Chapter 334A to engage in the sale and practice of fitting hearing instruments; amend KRS 334.030 to update the mailing address of the Kentucky Licensing Board for Specialists in Hearing; amend KRS 334A.020 to include selling or fitting of hearing instruments in the definition of \"the practice of audiology\"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 334A to establish requirements for any person engaged in the selling and fitting of hearing instruments; establish procedures for complaints against licensed persons; establish procedures for a client's right to cancel the purchase of a hearing instrument; require any person licensed to sell hearing instruments to maintain records of clients to whom a hearing device was sold for a minimum of three years; amend KRS 334A.040 to establish exemptions for persons licensed under KRS Chapter 334A."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 95"
citation: "Kentucky HB 95 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Consumer Affairs", "Licensing", "Occupations and Professions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Massey", "K. Banta", "P. Pratt", "R. Palumbo", "S. Santoro", "T. Bojanowski", "W. Thomas"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8df8e90c-9217-4ffa-af2b-347558b67fdc"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb95.html"
source_hash: "f0dcfb1bf9d7ab6e300dee97b7a7cb4603dc463378fc3dee0bb43d1f1192ced1"
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 95 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to the selling and fitting of hearing instruments.

Amend KRS 334.020 to allow audiologists licensed under KRS Chapter 334A to engage in the sale and practice of fitting hearing instruments; amend KRS 334.030 to update the mailing address of the Kentucky Licensing Board for Specialists in Hearing; amend KRS 334A.020 to include selling or fitting of hearing instruments in the definition of "the practice of audiology"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 334A to establish requirements for any person engaged in the selling and fitting of hearing instruments; establish procedures for complaints against licensed persons; establish procedures for a client's right to cancel the purchase of a hearing instrument; require any person licensed to sell hearing instruments to maintain records of clients to whom a hearing device was sold for a minimum of three years; amend KRS 334A.040 to establish exemptions for persons licensed under KRS Chapter 334A.

## 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/22RS/hb95/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 46** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0046.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb95/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 95 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Massey — primary (person)
- K. Banta — primary (person)
- P. Pratt — primary (person)
- R. Palumbo — primary (person)
- S. Santoro — primary (person)
- T. Bojanowski — primary (person)
- W. Thomas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
- **2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, January 24, 2022
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 90-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing & Occupations (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 22, 2022
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 46) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8df8e90c-9217-4ffa-af2b-347558b67fdc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).