republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2022rs/sb-10.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to nursing and declaring an emergency."
description: "Create a new section of KRS Chapter 314 to define \"good standing\"; amend KRS 314.041 and 314.051 to establish rules for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses from another state who want to practice in Kentucky; exempt nurses licensed in a nursing compact member state; issue a license by endorsement to international applicants who graduated nursing school and meet the requirements of the NCLEX examination or the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools International, Inc.; amend KRS 314.101 to allow nurses in good standing in another state to practice in Kentucky; amend KRS 314.111 to prohibit the Board of Nursing from restricting nursing school or nursing program student enrollment if the school or program has at least an 80 percent average pass rate for the NCLEX; describe nursing education levels needed to teach at various types of nursing programs; amend KRS 314.121 to limit nursing board members to three consecutive terms; make board appointments subject to confirmation by the Senate; require board appointments to include two members from each of the six congressional districts; limit board membership to include no more than six nurse educators; EMERGENCY."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "SB 10"
citation: "Kentucky SB 10 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boards and Commissions", "Education", "Higher", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Health and Medical Services", "Licensing", "Nurses", "Occupations and Professions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["R. Mills", "R. Stivers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5555f388-f80a-45d0-aac0-a87525ab2ce3"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/sb10.html"
source_hash: "3ef966234d971a4e752c1c2df3fc0786dddef0a28f0a1b493e1a3b6e8bd59aea"
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 10 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to nursing and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 314 to define "good standing"; amend KRS 314.041 and 314.051 to establish rules for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses from another state who want to practice in Kentucky; exempt nurses licensed in a nursing compact member state; issue a license by endorsement to international applicants who graduated nursing school and meet the requirements of the NCLEX examination or the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools International, Inc.; amend KRS 314.101 to allow nurses in good standing in another state to practice in Kentucky; amend KRS 314.111 to prohibit the Board of Nursing from restricting nursing school or nursing program student enrollment if the school or program has at least an 80 percent average pass rate for the NCLEX; describe nursing education levels needed to teach at various types of nursing programs; amend KRS 314.121 to limit nursing board members to three consecutive terms; make board appointments subject to confirmation by the Senate; require board appointments to include two members from each of the six congressional districts; limit board membership to include no more than six nurse educators; EMERGENCY.

## 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/sb10/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 84** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0084.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/sb10/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS SB 10 W/ scs1 sfa1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE SB 10 w/ hcs1 hfa2 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- R. Mills — primary (person)
- R. Stivers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 01, 2022
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 14, 2022
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) defeated
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** passed 93-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2) `passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2)
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2)
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** passed 35-0 `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 84) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5555f388-f80a-45d0-aac0-a87525ab2ce3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).