Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB252: AN ACT relating to civil remedies and declaring an emergency.
Status: In committee, February 25, 2026
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; establish a civil cause of action for damages arising from sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts; provide for the type of damages a plaintiff may recover and the causation requirements a plaintiff must establish in a civil action for damages arising from sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 413 to establish the statute of limitations and discovery requirements necessary for a civil cause of action for damages arising from sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts; amend KRS 413.140, relating to the statute of limitations for an action against a physician or hospital for negligence or malpractice, to conform; EMERGENCY.
What the bill says
An act relating to civil remedies and declaring an emergency.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to civil remedies and declaring an emergency. WHEREAS, the American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, the American Counseling Association, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the American School Counselor Association, the National Association of Social Workers, and every other mainstream mental health and medical organization in the United States have determined that efforts to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity are harmful and ineffective; and WHEREAS, in 2009, the American Psychological Association Task Force on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation conducted a systematic review of peer-reviewed research and concluded that sexual orientation change efforts are unlikely to be successful and involve some risk of harm, including depression, suicidality, and anxiety. In 2021, the American Psychological Association adopted a resolution concluding that gender identity change efforts are harmful and ineffective and calling for their elimination; and WHEREAS, the scientific and clinical consensus establishes that sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts pose serious risks of harm to patients, including depression, guilt, helplessness, hopelessness, shame, social withdrawal, suicidality, substance abuse, stress, self-blame, decreased self-esteem, feelings of anger and betrayal, loss of religious faith, alienation from family, problems in sexual and emotional intimacy, sexual dysfunction, high-risk sexual behaviors, feelings of being dehumanized, and a sense …
Sponsors
- Karen Berg (D, SD-026) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : introduced in Senate
Subjects: Effective Dates, Emergency, Health Care Professionals, Physicians, Health And Medical Services, Civil Actions, Public Health, Nurses, Mental Health
Common questions
- What is SB252?
- SB252 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to civil remedies and declaring an emergency.
- What does SB252 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to civil remedies and declaring an emergency.
- What is the status of SB252?
- In committee as of February 25, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (February 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB252?
- Karen Berg (D, SD-026).
- Where is the official record for SB252?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb252.html
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