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Bill AN ACT relating to physical therapy. Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 327, relating to the practice and regulation of physical therapy, to state legislative findings; require a practitioner or employer to report a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor; require potential board members to not have been under any disciplinary action in the past 5 years; permit the Board of Physical Therapy to purchase professional liability insurance; authorize the board to convene committees and task forces to review and advise the board on pertinent issues; authorize the board to promulgate administrative regulations to establish fee amounts, issue advisory opinions and declaratory rulings related to this chapter, and issue a license to a physical therapist assistant applicant; prohibit physical therapists and physical therapist assistants from engaging in sexual contact with any active patient of record or parent or legal guardian of an active patient of record; require the board to develop guidelines to follow upon receipt of an allegation of sexual misconduct by a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant; allow the board to receive periodic education on issues affecting the practice of physical therapy and public protection; allow the board to determine which disciplinary records may be expunged; authorize the board to establish the amounts, limits, or ranges for any fines imposed; repeal and reenact KRS 327.010 to define terms; repeal and reenact KRS 327.080 to deposit to the credit of a revolving fund for the use of the board; require all expenses of the board to be paid from the revolving fund. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2026RS HB 48 Kentucky HB 48 (2026RS)
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Kentucky HB 48 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to physical therapy.

Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 327, relating to the practice and regulation of physical therapy, to state legislative findings; require a practitioner or employer to report a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor; require potential board members to not have been under any disciplinary action in the past 5 years; permit the Board of Physical Therapy to purchase professional liability insurance; authorize the board to convene committees and task forces to review and advise the board on pertinent issues; authorize the board to promulgate administrative regulations to establish fee amounts, issue advisory opinions and declaratory rulings related to this chapter, and issue a license to a physical therapist assistant applicant; prohibit physical therapists and physical therapist assistants from engaging in sexual contact with any active patient of record or parent or legal guardian of an active patient of record; require the board to develop guidelines to follow upon receipt of an allegation of sexual misconduct by a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant; allow the board to receive periodic education on issues affecting the practice of physical therapy and public protection; allow the board to determine which disciplinary records may be expunged; authorize the board to establish the amounts, limits, or ranges for any fines imposed; repeal and reenact KRS 327.010 to define terms; repeal and reenact KRS 327.080 to deposit to the credit of a revolving fund for the use of the board; require all expenses of the board to be paid from the revolving fund.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Acts Chapter 36 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Pass — 950 (pass) · lower
  • CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 48 — 380 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • A. Neighbors — 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
  • 2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00 to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar committee-passage
  • 2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2026-02-06T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026
  • 2026-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 95-0 passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 to Licensing & Occupations (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar committee-passage
  • 2026-03-11T04:00:00+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. 36) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bede81ab-e7c7-4b39-b8dd-1deaf40bfb0c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).