Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB134: AN ACT relating to sexual assault nurse examiners.
Status: Signed into law, April 10, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to employ a health professional as a statewide sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) coordinator; establish requirements for the description, essential duties, and responsibilities of the SANE coordinator position; require the cabinet to collaborate with others to develop a statewide strategic plan that utilizes a regional model to ensure SANE coverage for all Kentucky hospitals; require the cabinet to develop a state registry of SANEs that is accessible from the cabinet's website by December 1, 2026; amend KRS 314.142 to require the board to notify newly registered SANEs of the state SANE registry on the cabinet's website.
What the bill says
An act relating to sexual assault nurse examiners.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to sexual assault nurse examiners. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 314.142 is amended to read as follows: (1) The Kentucky Board of Nursing shall promulgate administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A to create a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program. These administrative regulations shall address, at a minimum: (a) Educational requirements for sexual assault nurse examiners and statewide standards for provision of the education; (b) The application process through which registered nurses who submit documentation of required education and clinical experience and who remit the designated application fee may apply to the board to be credentialed as a "Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner"; (c) Continuing education requirements for maintenance of the sexual assault nurse examiner credential; (d) Methods of monitoring overall program implementation; and (e) Procedures for obtaining input from the Sexual Assault Response Team Advisory Committee established under KRS Chapter 403 prior to proposing amendments to any provision of the administrative regulations promulgated under this section or KRS 314.131. (2) Any person in this state who holds a credential as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner as defined in KRS 314.011(14) shall have the right to use the title "Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner" and the abbreviation "SANE". No other person shall assume the title or use the abbreviation …
Sponsors
- Rebecca Raymer (R, HD-015) · primary sponsor
- Chad Aull (D, HD-079)
- Steve Bratcher (R, HD-025)
- Beverly Chester-Burton (D, HD-044)
- Daniel Grossberg (D, HD-030)
- Kimberly Moser (R, HD-064)
- Sarah Stalker (D, HD-034)
- Pamela Stevenson (D, HD-043)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 66)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : passed 91-0
- : 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 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
Votes
- House: Final Passage RCS# 364 (March 31, 2026): 91 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: Floor Vote (SCS 1) RSN# 3968 (March 20, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 35 (January 29, 2026): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Agencies, Crime Victims, Reports Mandated, Health Care Professionals, Hospitals And Health Facilities, Physicians, Boards And Commissions, Health And Medical Services
Common questions
- What is HB134?
- HB134 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to sexual assault nurse examiners.
- What does HB134 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to sexual assault nurse examiners.
- What is the status of HB134?
- Signed into law as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 66) (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB134?
- Rebecca Raymer (R, HD-015), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB134?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb134.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.