republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2026rs/hb-627.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to insurance."
description: "Amend KRS 304.39-020, relating to personal injury protection benefits, to modify requirements for certain medical expenses paid by a reparation obligor; amend KRS 304.39-130 to increase the allowable weekly reimbursement for work loss and other loss; amend KRS 304.39-210 to establish requirements for a reparation obligor paying medical expenses and a person submitting and collecting medical expenses; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to provide the Attorney General with concurrent jurisdiction in the investigation and prosecution of offenses under KRS 304.47-020; amend KRS 304.47-020 to conform; create a new section of Subtitle 47 of KRS Chapter 304 to require the insurance commissioner to publish an annual insurance fraud report; direct that certain provisions apply to basic and added reparation benefits issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "HB 627"
citation: "Kentucky HB 627 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Consumer Protection", "Contracts", "Corrections Impact", "Health And Medical Services", "Health Care Professionals", "Hospitals And Health Facilities", "Insurance", "Motor Vehicle", "Local Mandate", "Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["G. Brown Jr.", "J. Bray", "M. Meredith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c7cead0-9a26-43aa-ac39-323a8816f81d"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb627.html"
source_hash: "228f551d3a0dc7302ba3b709437c7f06cb3b970f068d4bd50afb8ce70d588e6c"
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 627 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to insurance.

Amend KRS 304.39-020, relating to personal injury protection benefits, to modify requirements for certain medical expenses paid by a reparation obligor; amend KRS 304.39-130 to increase the allowable weekly reimbursement for work loss and other loss; amend KRS 304.39-210 to establish requirements for a reparation obligor paying medical expenses and a person submitting and collecting medical expenses; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to provide the Attorney General with concurrent jurisdiction in the investigation and prosecution of offenses under KRS 304.47-020; amend KRS 304.47-020 to conform; create a new section of Subtitle 47 of KRS Chapter 304 to require the insurance commissioner to publish an annual insurance fraud report; direct that certain provisions apply to basic and added reparation benefits issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.

## 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/hb627/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 149** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0149.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb627/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **85–9** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 627 w/ SCS 1 — **24–8** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **75–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- G. Brown Jr. — primary (person)
- J. Bray — primary (person)
- M. Meredith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** to Banking & Insurance (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 24 2026
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 85-9 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** to Banking & Insurance (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2) filed to bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Floor Amendments (1) and (2) withdrawn
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** passed 24-8 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** passed 75-14 `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 149) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c7cead0-9a26-43aa-ac39-323a8816f81d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).