Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB141: AN ACT relating to Type 1 diabetes.
Status: In committee, March 27, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop Type 1 diabetes informational materials for parents and guardians of students; require each local board of education and public charter school board of directors to annually provide the informational materials to the parent or guardian of students in preschool through twelfth grade.
What the bill says
An act relating to Type 1 diabetes.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to Type 1 diabetes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 158 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) (a) The Kentucky Department of Education, in coordination with the Department for Public Health, the Kentucky Board of Licensed Diabetes Educators, or any other entity the department deems appropriate, shall develop Type 1 diabetes informational materials for the parents and guardians of students. The informational materials shall include but not be limited to 2. Description of the risk factors and warning signs associated with Type 1 diabetes; 3. Description of the need for screening for early detection of Type diabetes using a blood autoantibody test; and 4. Recommendation for parents and guardians to immediately consult with their child's primary care provider to develop an appropriate treatment plan if they believe that their child displays warning signs associated with Type 1 diabetes or has received positive early detection screening results. Parents and guardians shall be advised that a treatment plan may include consultation with, and examination by, a specialty health care provider licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy, including but not limited to an endocrinologist. (b) The department shall make the informational materials required by this subsection available to school districts at no cost on the …
Sponsors
- Derek Lewis (R, HD-090) · primary sponsor
- David Hale (R, HD-074)
- George Brown (D, HD-077)
Latest actions
- : floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : received in Senate
- : 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 23 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- : to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Votes
- House: Pass RCS# 143 (February 25, 2026): 96 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Agencies, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Diseases, Health And Medical Services
Common questions
- What is HB141?
- HB141 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to Type 1 diabetes.
- What does HB141 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to Type 1 diabetes.
- What is the status of HB141?
- In committee as of March 27, 2026. Latest action: floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed (March 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB141?
- Derek Lewis (R, HD-090), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB141?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb141.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.