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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky Directs State Health Plan to Add Local Farm Purchases to Wellness Rewards for 2027
Last action · March 17, 2026: returned to State Government (H)
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky lawmakers are directing the Personnel Cabinet to add purchases to the wellness rewards program for public employees and retirees in the state health plan by 2027.
State employees and retirees enrolled in the Kentucky Employees Health Plan gain a new wellness reward option involving local farm share purchases starting in the 2027 plan year, with mandated reporting requirements for the Personnel Cabinet.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
public employees
State employees enrolled in the health plan gain access to community supported agriculture purchases within their wellness rewards.
retirees
Retirees covered by the health plan are eligible for the new wellness rewards program options.
Personnel Cabinet
The cabinet is mandated to integrate the CSA purchases and report on the resulting program.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This resolution did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Mar 17, 2026Housereturned to State Government (H)
- Mar 17, 2026HouseIntroduced1st reading
- Mar 17, 2026Housetaken from State Government (H)
- Mar 5, 2026HouseCommitteeto State Government (H)
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommitteeto Committee on Committees (H)
- Feb 26, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House
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Integration of Local Agriculture into State Health Incentives
The measure links state employee health plan wellness programs directly with local agricultural purchases.
Connected Entities
Sources
apps.legislature.ky.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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