Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB65: AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency.
Status: Chaptered, April 14, 2026
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 13A to nullify an administrative regulation relating to the Medicaid outpatient pharmacy program, after that administrative regulation was found deficient during the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly; nullify 2 emergency administrative regulations of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control relating to tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product licenses, after those administrative regulations were found deficient during the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly; EMERGENCY.
What the bill says
An act relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 13A IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) The General Assembly finds that the proposed ordinary amendment to 907 KAR 23:010, Outpatient Pharmacy Program, was found deficient pursuant to KRS 13A.030, on or after March 28, 2025, and before April 15, 2026, as evidenced by the records of the Legislative Research Commission. (2) Contrary provisions of any section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes notwithstanding: (a) If the proposed ordinary amendment referenced in subsection (1) of this section has not been adopted on or before the effective date of this Act, the proposed ordinary amendment shall expire as of the effective date of this Act; or (b) If the proposed ordinary amendment referenced in subsection (1) of this section has been adopted on or before the effective date of this Act, the administrative regulation, including any subsequently filed amendments, shall be null, void, and unenforceable as of the effective date of this Act. (3) Contrary provisions of any section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes notwithstanding, the administrative body shall be prohibited from promulgating an administrative regulation that is identical to, or substantially the same as, the proposed amendment referenced in …
Sponsors
- Steve West (R, SD-027) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 156)
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : passed 79-19
- : posted for consideration of Governor's veto
- : taken from Rules (H)
- : to Rules (H)
- : received in House
- : passed 32-6
- : veto overridden
Votes
- Senate: OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE SB 65 RSN# 4148 (April 14, 2026): 32 yea, 6 nay, passed
- House: Veto Override RCS# 478 (April 14, 2026): 79 yea, 19 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 311 (March 24, 2026): 73 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Senate: PASS SB 65 w/ SFA 1 (SFA 1) RSN# 3910 (March 11, 2026): 26 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: State Agencies, Governor, Effective Dates, Emergency, Medicaid, General Assembly, Vaping, Tobacco, Drugs And Medicines
Common questions
- What is SB65?
- SB65 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency.
- What does SB65 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to deficient administrative regulations and declaring an emergency.
- What is the status of SB65?
- Chaptered as of April 14, 2026. Latest action: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 156) (April 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB65?
- Steve West (R, SD-027).
- Where is the official record for SB65?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb65.html
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