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| Bill | AN ACT relating to prescription drugs. | Amend KRS 205.529, 218A.172, 218A.205, and 304.17A.165 to remove references to a Schedule III controlled substance containing hydrocodone; amend KRS 218A.010 to add optometrist and physician assistant to the definition of "practitioner" licensed in other states; amend KRS 218A.182 to exempt charitable health care practitioners from electronic prescription requirement; amend KRS 218A.202 to require an active account with the electronic monitoring system be maintained by practitioners or pharmacists prescribing or dispensing Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.245 to permit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to enter reciprocal agreements or contracts with any federal agency of the United States or its territories. | us/states/ky | Kentucky General Assembly | 2026RS | HB 388 | Kentucky HB 388 (2026RS) |
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Kentucky HB 388 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.
Amend KRS 205.529, 218A.172, 218A.205, and 304.17A.165 to remove references to a Schedule III controlled substance containing hydrocodone; amend KRS 218A.010 to add optometrist and physician assistant to the definition of "practitioner" licensed in other states; amend KRS 218A.182 to exempt charitable health care practitioners from electronic prescription requirement; amend KRS 218A.202 to require an active account with the electronic monitoring system be maintained by practitioners or pharmacists prescribing or dispensing Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.245 to permit the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to enter reciprocal agreements or contracts with any federal agency of the United States or its territories.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Acts Chapter 38 (committee substitute) — source
- Current/Final (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Pass — 92–0 (pass) · lower
- CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 388 — 38–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- K. Moser — primary (person)
- R. Duvall — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House
introduction - 2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee - 2026-01-22T05:00:00+00:00 to Health Services (H)
referral-committee - 2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage - 2026-01-30T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2 - 2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 06 2026
- 2026-02-06T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 92-0
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
- 2026-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee - 2026-03-09T04:00:00+00:00 to Health Services (S)
referral-committee - 2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
committee-passage - 2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
reading-2 - 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
- 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
passage - 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
- 2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 38)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cbaf12a8-d4df-46a6-a531-20dd2d8ac69c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).