Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB459: AN ACT relating to licensed occupations.
Status: Signed into law, April 10, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 335B to require the licensing authorities of healthcare occupations to collect workforce participation data during the annual, biennial, or triennial licensure renewal process; prohibit the collection of a licensee's Social Security number; allow licensees to decline to allow the sharing of his or her data; require licensing authorities to report collected data to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; create a new section of KRS 335.300 to 335.399 to authorize the board to grant licensure to an applicant who holds an active license from another state to practice as an independent marriage and family therapist; create a new section of KRS Chapter 335.300 to 335.399 to require the board to notify an applicant of any technical error in any licensure, permit, renewal, or reinstatement application within 1 week of its discovery; provide the applicant 2 weeks to correct the error; require the board to review the correction within 1 week of the submitted correction; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2028.
What the bill says
An act relating to licensed occupations.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to licensed occupations. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 335B IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) Each licensing authority listed in subsection (4) of this section shall collect the following data using a data collection application, during the annual, biennial, or triennial licensure renewal process: (a) Licensee's personal information, including but not limited 2. Date of birth; 3. Mailing address, email address, and phone number; 4. Physical address of all practice locations; 5. License type; 6. License number and date of issuance; 7. License expiration; and 8. National Provider Identifier number; and (b) Workforce participation information, including but not limited 2. Employment type; 3. Employment specialty; 4. Employment setting; 5. Employment status, including but not limited b. Actively employed in a clinical setting, either in person or through telehealth, or both; c. Actively employed outside of respective field; d. Unemployed but seeking work in respective field; or HB045940.100 - 121 - XXXX 3/31/2026 1:13 PM Senate Committee Substitute UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 459/SCS e. Unemployed but not seeking work in respective field; 6. Reason for unemployment, if applicable; and 7. Ability to meet patient needs of those covered under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. (2) Data collected pursuant to subsection …
Sponsors
- Kimberly Moser (R, HD-064) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 79)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : passed 96-0
- : 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 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
Votes
- House: Final Passage RCS# 376 (March 31, 2026): 96 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: PASS HB 459 w/ SCS 1 (SCS 1) RSN# 3956 (March 19, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 90 (February 13, 2026): 90 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Occupations And Professions, Licensing, Boards And Commissions, Health And Medical Services, Effective Dates, Delayed, Workforce
Common questions
- What is HB459?
- HB459 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to licensed occupations.
- What does HB459 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to licensed occupations.
- What is the status of HB459?
- Signed into law as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 79) (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB459?
- Kimberly Moser (R, HD-064).
- Where is the official record for HB459?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb459.html
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