Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB424: AN ACT relating to social work.
Status: Signed into law, April 10, 2026
Amend KRS 335.010 to exempt student interns or trainees from social work licensure requirements; direct the Kentucky Board of Social Work to promulgate administrative regulations to define standards for student involvement in clinical social work; amend KRS 335.020 to define terms; amend KRS 335.030, 335.070, 335.080, 335.090, 335.100, 335.150, and 335.158 to establish licensure standards, including use of a multistate license, criminal background checks, and telehealth; amend KRS 335.050 to require that at least 1 licensee member of the board is a teacher actively engaged in social work education; amend KRS 387.610 and 457.090 to conform.
What the bill says
An act relating to social work.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to social work. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS 335.010 TO 335.160 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) The board shall require a national and state criminal background investigation for every: (a) Applicant seeking an initial license issued by the board permitting the applicant to engage in a profession authorized by the board; (b) Applicant seeking to reinstate a license; and (c) Person licensed to engage in a profession authorized by the board who applies for authorization to engage in the practice of social work outside this Commonwealth in accordance with the Social Work Licensure Compact, KRS 335.135. (2) The criminal background investigation under subsection (1) of this section shall be by means of a fingerprint check by the Department of Kentucky State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation, pursuant to the following requirements: (a) The board shall require each applicant described in subsection (1) of this section to provide a complete and legible set of fingerprints to the Department of Kentucky State Police for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal background check after a state criminal background check is conducted; (b) The results of the national and state criminal background check shall be sent to the board …
Sponsors
- Samara Heavrin (R, HD-018) · primary sponsor
- George Brown (D, HD-077)
- Beverly Chester-Burton (D, HD-044)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 77)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : passed 90-0
- : House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
- : posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- : to Rules (H)
- : received in House
- : 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
Votes
- House: Final Passage RCS# 374 (March 31, 2026): 90 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: Floor Vote (SCS 1) RSN# 3973 (March 20, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 109 (February 18, 2026): 94 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education, Higher, Occupations And Professions, Health Care Professionals, Universities And Colleges, Licensing, Boards And Commissions, Health And Medical Services, Compacts, Interstate
Common questions
- What is HB424?
- HB424 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to social work.
- What does HB424 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to social work.
- What is the status of HB424?
- Signed into law as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 77) (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB424?
- Samara Heavrin (R, HD-018), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB424?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb424.html
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