republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2026rs/hb-164.md

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Bill	AN ACT relating to coverage for hearing aids and related services.	Amend KRS 304.17A-132 to modify the definition of "hearing aid"; increase the coverage amount for hearing aids from $1,400 to $2,500; establish network adequacy requirements relating to the provision of hearing aids and related services that are required to be covered; amend KRS 18A.225 to increase the cap on hearing aids and hearing aid-related services under the state employee health plan from $1,400 to $2,500; direct that the Act applies to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.	us/states/ky	Kentucky General Assembly	2026RS	HB 164	Kentucky HB 164 (2026RS)	bill	Actuarial Analysis Children And Minors Effective Dates Delayed Health And Medical Services Health Benefit Plan Mandate Health Care Professionals Insurance Health Local Mandate State Employee Health Plan Mandate State Employees	enacted	D. Grossberg DJ Johnson G. Brown Jr. S. Heavrin	3	19	2	2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00	2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/cbed2661-8189-41ff-bab5-c47bdf217dda	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb164.html	0c15297661848fbe85292b52640eadc817c40c08230f713f36bfcecf91e2adc7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ky

Kentucky HB 164 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to coverage for hearing aids and related services.

Amend KRS 304.17A-132 to modify the definition of "hearing aid"; increase the coverage amount for hearing aids from $1,400 to $2,500; establish network adequacy requirements relating to the provision of hearing aids and related services that are required to be covered; amend KRS 18A.225 to increase the cap on hearing aids and hearing aid-related services under the state employee health plan from $1,400 to $2,500; direct that the Act applies to health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Acts Chapter 26 (committee substitute) — source
3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 164 — 38–0 (pass) · lower
• Pass — 93–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• D. Grossberg — primary (person)
• DJ Johnson — primary (person)
• G. Brown Jr. — primary (person)
• S. Heavrin — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House introduction
• 2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
• 2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00 to Banking & Insurance (H) referral-committee
• 2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar committee-passage
• 2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2026-01-30T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 02 2026
• 2026-02-02T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 93-0 passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
• 2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
• 2026-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 to Banking & Insurance (S) referral-committee
• 2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar committee-passage
• 2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill reading-2
• 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 25 2026
• 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 38-0 passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
• 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
• 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
• 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
• 2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 26) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cbed2661-8189-41ff-bab5-c47bdf217dda. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).