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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky voids specific state administrative regulations on pharmacy, tobacco, insurance, and childcare, and bans similar rules through June 2027
Last action · April 14, 2026: received in Senate to Rules (S) posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden passed 32-6 received in House to Rules (H) taken from Rules (H) posted for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden passed 79-19 received in Senate enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 156)Sponsor: Steve West
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What This Bill Does
Kentucky lawmakers enacted Senate Bill 65 over a gubernatorial veto, declaring several proposed s regarding outpatient pharmacy, tobacco licensing, insurance verification, prescription monitoring, and relative caregiver services null, void, and unenforceable. The measure immediately halts any unadopted rules, voids existing ones from those specified proceedings, and prohibits agencies from issuing identical or substantially similar regulations through June 1, 2027.
The measure overrides executive regulatory actions by terminating specific state agency rules across healthcare, transportation, and tobacco licensing, while preventing administrative bodies from issuing comparable rules for more than a year.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Kentucky administrative bodies
Administrative bodies are barred from promulgating regulations identical or substantially similar to the voided rules through June 1, 2027.
Relative or fictive kin caregivers
The proposed administrative regulation governing service arrays for relative or fictive kin caregivers (922 KAR 1:565) is declared null, void, and unenforceable.
Tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license applicants
Proposed licensing application forms and denial criteria regulations (804 KAR 13:020 and 804 KAR 13:030) are rendered null, void, and unenforceable.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law over the governor's veto.
Procedural history
16 actions- Apr 14, 2026Housereceived in Senate to Rules (S) posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden passed 32-6 received in House to Rules (H) taken from Rules (H) posted for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden passed 79-19 received in Senate enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 156)
- Apr 6, 2026SenateVetoed
- Mar 25, 2026HouseEnrolledreceived in Senate enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
- Mar 24, 2026SenateFloor3rd reading, passed 73-19
- Mar 20, 2026Senateposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
- Mar 19, 2026SenateFloor2nd reading, to Rules
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- Mar 18, 2026Senatereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- Mar 17, 2026HouseCommitteeto Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
- Mar 12, 2026HouseIntroducedreceived in House to Committee on Committees (H)
- Mar 11, 2026SenateFloor3rd reading, passed 26-6 with Floor Amendment (1)
- Mar 10, 2026Senatefloor amendment (1) filed
- Mar 9, 2026Senateposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 11 2026
- Mar 4, 2026SenateFloor2nd reading, to Rules
- Mar 3, 2026Senatereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- Feb 24, 2026SenateCommitteeto Licensing & Occupations (S)
- Feb 23, 2026SenateIntroducedintroduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
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Legislative Veto Override on Administrative Regulations
The General Assembly successfully overrode a gubernatorial veto to invalidate multiple administrative regulations and impose a temporary ban on similar agency rulemakings.
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apps.legislature.ky.gov
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