Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB523: AN ACT relating to families and children.
Status: In committee, March 13, 2026
Amend KRS 200.470 to insert gender-neutral language.
What the bill says
An act relating to families and children.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to families and children. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 200.470 is amended to read as follows: (1) No child shall be accepted for care or treatment by the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs if his or her parents or legal guardian are able to pay for such treatment, except where the child resides in an area of the state where adequate care and treatment are not otherwise available, in which event referral must be made by the doctor caring for the child and the parents or guardian shall reimburse the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs for all cost expended by the office for treatment. (2) In the event the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs determines that the parents or legal guardian of a child with a disability can pay only a portion of the cost of treatment through their own resources or through resources available to them, such parents or guardian shall pay such sums as they are able to pay and the funds thus received shall be turned over to the Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs and applied to the cost of treatment and care of the child. XXXX 1/28/2026 2:22 PM Jacketed
Sponsors
- Samara Heavrin (R, HD-018) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : returned to Families & Children (H)
- : 1st reading
- : taken from Families & Children (H)
- : to Families & Children (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: State Agencies, Children And Minors, Technical Corrections, Disabilities
Common questions
- What is HB523?
- HB523 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to families and children.
- What does HB523 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to families and children.
- What is the status of HB523?
- In committee as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: returned to Families & Children (H) (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB523?
- Samara Heavrin (R, HD-018).
- Where is the official record for HB523?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb523.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.