Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB77: AN ACT relating to ibogaine research in the Commonwealth.
Status: Chaptered, April 14, 2026
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms; establish the ibogaine research and intellectual property fund to be administered by the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of allowing the department to enter a public-private partnership with a drug developer to conduct a clinical drug development trial or trials related to the use of ibogaine for the treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, or any other neurological or mental health condition for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy; establish requirements for the department related to how it contracts with a drug developer related to ibogaine research and intellectual property; appropriate $21 million from the opioid abatement trust fund to the ibogaine research and intellectual property development fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 and in fiscal year 2027-2028; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
What the bill says
An act relating to ibogaine research in the Commonwealth, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
From the committee substitute text:
AN ACT relating to ibogaine research in the Commonwealth, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 218A IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: As used in Sections 1 to 5 of this (2) "Drug developer" means a for-profit, nonprofit, or public benefit corporation engaged in drug development and manufacturing that has established an ibogaine drug development agreement with at least one (1) additional state with a plan to conduct drug development clinical trials to obtain United States Food and Drug Administration approval for use of ibogaine; and (3) "Ibogaine": (a) Means a crystalline alkaloid psychogenic compound obtained from the Tabernanthe iboga plant; and (b) Includes any of its derivatives or analogs in any form, whether existing or as-yet to be developed. SECTION 2. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 218A IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) There is hereby established in the State Treasury a trust and agency fund entitled the ibogaine research and intellectual property fund, to be administered by the department for the purpose of allowing the department to enter into a publicprivate partnership with a drug developer to conduct a clinical drug development trial or trials related to the use of ibogaine for the treatment …
Sponsors
- Donald Douglas (R, SD-022) · primary sponsor
- Danny Carroll (R, SD-002)
- Shelley Funke Frommeyer (R, SD-024)
- Scott Madon (R, SD-029)
- Steve Rawlings (R, SD-011)
- Aaron Reed (R, SD-007)
- Lindsey Tichenor (R, SD-006)
Latest actions
- : delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 158)
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : passed 77-18
- : posted for consideration of Governor's veto
- : taken from Rules (H)
- : to Rules (H)
- : received in House
- : passed 31-6
- : veto overridden
Votes
- Senate: OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE SB 77 RSN# 4149 (April 14, 2026): 31 yea, 6 nay, passed
- House: Veto Override RCS# 479 (April 14, 2026): 77 yea, 18 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 435 (April 1, 2026): 82 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Senate: PASS SB 77 w/ SCS 1, SCA 1 (T) (SCS 1) RSN# 3926 (March 13, 2026): 35 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: State Agencies, Funds, Effective Dates, Emergency, Drugs And Medicines, Appropriations, Budget And Financial Administration, Public Health, Opioids
Common questions
- What is SB77?
- SB77 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to ibogaine research in the Commonwealth.
- What does SB77 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to ibogaine research in the Commonwealth, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
- What is the status of SB77?
- Chaptered as of April 14, 2026. Latest action: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 158) (April 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB77?
- Donald Douglas (R, SD-022), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB77?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb77.html
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