Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB935: AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.
Status: In committee, March 13, 2026
Amend KRS 342.260 to include a written notice of rejection or withdrawal of that rejection within the Insurance Coverage Look-up database; amend KRS 342.395 to require the commissioner of the Department of Workers' Claims to provide an online portal through which as employee's rejection or withdrawal may be electronically submitted to the department.
What the bill says
An act relating to workers' compensation.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to workers' compensation. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 342.260 is amended to read as follows: (1) The commissioner shall promulgate administrative regulations as he or she considers necessary to carry on the work of the department and the work of the administrative law judges and may promulgate administrative regulations not inconsistent with this chapter and KRS Chapter 13A for carrying out the provisions of this chapter. (2) The commissioner shall promulgate administrative regulations on or before July 1, 2026 [December 31, 2015], establishing the information necessary to be received to create an e-mail notification system where a person may enter his or her e-mail address into the Insurance Coverage Look-up database established by the Department of Workers' Claims and be notified of any cancellation of a specific business' workers' compensation coverage. The Insurance Coverage Look-up database shall include an employee's written notice of rejection or the withdrawal of his or her rejection established in Section 2 of this Act. (3) The commissioner shall develop or adopt life expectancy tables for use in making computations for the apportionment of benefits under KRS 342.120, computation of attorneys' fees under KRS 342.320, and for use in all other situations arising under this chapter in which the calculation of a life …
Sponsors
- Steven Rudy (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : returned to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
- : 1st reading
- : taken from Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
- : to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: Insurance, Workers Compensation
Common questions
- What is HB935?
- HB935 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.
- What does HB935 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to workers' compensation.
- What is the status of HB935?
- In committee as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: returned to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB935?
- Steven Rudy (R, HD-001).
- Where is the official record for HB935?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb935.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.