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Kentucky House Bill 734 requires the engineering and land surveying board to publish an online roster of licensees in an electronic format

Original title: AN ACT relating to occupations and professions.

Last action · March 4, 2026: to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)Sponsor: Matt Koch

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What This Bill Proposed

Kentucky HB 734 requires the secretary-treasurer or an authorized designee of the engineering and land surveying board to provide an electronic roster of all professional engineers, professional land surveyors, and permitted business entities on the board's website.

Why it matters

The measure shifts how professional licensing rosters are made publicly accessible by mandating an electronic format on the board's website, affecting how citizens and practitioners verify credentials.

Who It Would Have Affected

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Directly affected

professional engineers

Directly affected

professional land surveyors

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

2 actions
  1. Mar 4, 2026HouseCommittee
    to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
  2. Feb 25, 2026HouseIntroduced
    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

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Connected Entities

State Treasury, General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
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Sources

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apps.legislature.ky.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Controversy5
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