republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2026rs/hb-48.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to physical therapy."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "HB 48"
citation: "Kentucky HB 48 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boards And Commissions", "Health And Medical Services", "Licensing", "Occupations And Professions", "State Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Neighbors"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bede81ab-e7c7-4b39-b8dd-1deaf40bfb0c"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb48.html"
source_hash: "613cad8d65e1a2180654f44b57ca16cf3501729ebcde8dd671c55cc64bc53402"
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 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](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb48/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 36** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0036.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb48/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 48 — **38–0** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bede81ab-e7c7-4b39-b8dd-1deaf40bfb0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).