republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2023rs/hb-248.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to recovery housing."
description: "Create various new sections of KRS Chapter 222 to define terms; require certification for recovery residences; establish requirements for recovery residences; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations for the certification of recovery residences; require certain entities to refer individuals only to certified recovery residences; permit local governments to assume inspection and enforcement duties; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to submit an annual report on certified recovery residences; establish the recovery residence certification trust fund; establish penalties; direct the Department for Medicaid Services to seek approval to provide Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for substance use disorder recovery services provided by a certified recovery residence; APPROPRIATION."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "HB 248"
citation: "Kentucky HB 248 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Alcoholism", "Appropriations", "Housing", "Building", "and Construction", "Local Government", "Medicaid", "Mental Health", "Opioids", "Reports Mandated", "State Agencies", "Substance Abuse"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa80844f-693c-4370-b8a7-ffc95d3fa2ed"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb248.html"
source_hash: "caaf02f1183b43cfcde187744699ea7dab496803293fc8a7ea910f15de36019a"
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 248 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to recovery housing.

Create various new sections of KRS Chapter 222 to define terms; require certification for recovery residences; establish requirements for recovery residences; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations for the certification of recovery residences; require certain entities to refer individuals only to certified recovery residences; permit local governments to assume inspection and enforcement duties; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to submit an annual report on certified recovery residences; establish the recovery residence certification trust fund; establish penalties; direct the Department for Medicaid Services to seek approval to provide Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for substance use disorder recovery services provided by a certified recovery residence; APPROPRIATION.

## 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/23RS/hb248/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 85** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0085.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb248/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 248 W/ sfa2 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** to Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** reassigned to Families & Children (H)
- **2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 07, 2023
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 80-17 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Families & Children (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Floor Amendments (1) and (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 15, 2023
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed 35 -0 with Floor Amendment (2) `passage`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendment (2)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Floor Amendment (2)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed 95-1 `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 85) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa80844f-693c-4370-b8a7-ffc95d3fa2ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).