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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT relating to prescription drugs."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
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legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
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session: "2026RS"
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identifier: "HB 388"
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citation: "Kentucky HB 388 (2026RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Drugs And Medicines", "Health And Medical Services", "Health Care Professionals", "Optometrists", "Pharmacists", "Physicians", "State Agencies"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["K. Moser", "R. Duvall"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cbaf12a8-d4df-46a6-a531-20dd2d8ac69c"
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source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb388.html"
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source_hash: "183b046cc97028a7885cf341ee7f85df1726533a0ad1174916ac0967f82b3cec"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
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---
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# Kentucky HB 388 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to prescription drugs.
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb388/orig_bill.pdf)
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2. **Acts Chapter 38** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0038.pdf)
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3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb388/bill.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Pass — **92–0** (pass) · lower
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- CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 388 — **38–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- K. Moser — primary (person)
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- R. Duvall — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Health Services (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 06 2026
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- **2026-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 92-0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
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- **2026-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-09T04:00:00+00:00** to Health Services (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
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- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
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- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
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- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
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- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 38) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cbaf12a8-d4df-46a6-a531-20dd2d8ac69c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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