Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB387: AN ACT relating to veterinarians and declaring an emergency.
Status: Chaptered, April 14, 2026
Amend KRS 218A.025 to remove 1 physician and 1 nurse from the Controlled Substances Prescribing Council and to add 1 livestock veterinarian and 1 equine veterinarian.
What the bill says
An act relating to the membership of the Controlled Substances Prescribing Council.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to the membership of the Controlled Substances Prescribing Council. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 218A.025 is amended to read as follows: (1) The Controlled Substances Prescribing Council is hereby established under the Office of the Inspector General. The council shall consist of the following fifteen (15) members: (a) The Inspector General of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, who shall serve as chair of the council; (b) The executive director of the Office of Drug Control Policy; (c) Two (2) currently licensed prescribers of scheduled drugs selected by the Kentucky Board of Dentistry, one (1) of whom shall be a dentist and one (1) of whom shall be an oral surgeon; (d) Three (3)[Four (4)] licensed physicians who currently prescribe scheduled drugs selected by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, one (1) of whom shall have a specialty in primary care,[ one (1) of whom shall have a specialty in emergency medicine,] one (1) of whom shall have a specialty in psychiatry or addiction medicine, and one (1) of whom shall have a specialty in pain management; (e) Three (3)[Four (4)] licensed advanced practice registered nurses who currently prescribe scheduled drugs selected by the Kentucky Board of Nursing, one (1) of whom shall have a specialty …
Sponsors
- David Meade (R, HD-080) · primary sponsor
- Vanessa Grossl (R, HD-088)
Latest actions
- : delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 170)
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : passed 32-6
- : to Rules (S)
- : received in Senate
- : passed 83-16
- : veto overridden
- : posted for consideration of Governor's veto
- : taken from Rules
Votes
- Senate: OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 387 RSN# 4170 (April 14, 2026): 32 yea, 6 nay, passed
- House: Veto Override RCS# 464 (April 14, 2026): 83 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Senate: Floor Vote RSN# 4050 (March 31, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 61 (February 6, 2026): 91 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care Professionals, Animals, Livestock, And Poultry, Drugs And Medicines, Horses And Horse Racing, Health And Medical Services, Substance Use, Veterinarians, Opioids
Common questions
- What is HB387?
- HB387 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to veterinarians and declaring an emergency.
- What does HB387 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the membership of the Controlled Substances Prescribing Council.
- What is the status of HB387?
- Chaptered as of April 14, 2026. Latest action: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 170) (April 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB387?
- David Meade (R, HD-080), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB387?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb387.html
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