Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB33: AN ACT relating to recovery residences.
Status: In committee, March 25, 2026
Amend KRS 222.504 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to notify local governments when a recovery residence initiates the certification process with a certifying organization, becomes certified, or receives disciplinary action from the cabinet; require the cabinet to provide the recovery residence contact information and consider recovery residence information to be public record; amend KRS 222.510 to permit local governments to maintain a registry of recovery residences and consider the information a public record.
What the bill says
An act relating to recovery residences.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to recovery residences. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 222.504 is amended to read as follows: (1) The cabinet shall: (a) Require certified recovery residences to provide proof of certification at least annually; (b) Require certified recovery residences to notify the cabinet of any change in their certification status, including but not limited to a suspension or revocation of certification by a certifying organization; (c) Require separate proof of certification for each recovery residence owned or operated by an individual or entity in the Commonwealth; (d) Post on its website the name, telephone number, and location by local jurisdiction of each certified recovery residence and shall update the list at least quarterly; (e) Post on its website the name of each certifying organization approved by the cabinet; and (f) Notify local governments with appropriate jurisdiction: 1. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of: a. Proof from a recovery residence that it has initiated a certification process with a certifying organization in accordance with KRS 222.502(2)(b); and b. Proof of certification from a recovery residence; 2. Of any civil fines imposed by the cabinet on a recovery residence within thirty (30) days of the action taken; and 3. Upon receipt, of contact information for each recovery residence, including SB003310.100 …
Sponsors
- Reginald Thomas (D, SD-013) · primary sponsor
- Greg Elkins (R, SD-028)
- Steve Rawlings (R, SD-011)
Latest actions
- : to Health Services (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : received in House
- : 3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
- : passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
- : passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 25 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- : floor amendment (1) filed
Votes
- Senate: PASS SB 33 w/ SFA 1 (SFA 1) RSN# 3866 (February 27, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Agencies, Diseases, Counties, Local Government, Substance Use, Cities, Public Records And Reports, Opioids
Common questions
- What is SB33?
- SB33 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to recovery residences.
- What does SB33 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to recovery residences.
- What is the status of SB33?
- In committee as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: to Health Services (H) (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB33?
- Reginald Thomas (D, SD-013), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB33?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb33.html
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