Kentucky bills · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB 470
AN ACT relating to behavioral health services and declaring an emergency.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
No sponsor recorded.
Summary
Official abstract published by the Kentucky legislature· Summary of Original Version
Amend KRS 222.233 to require behavioral health multi-specialty groups or any entity that bills for peer support services to only employ specifically qualified alcohol and drug peer support specialists until January 1, 2028; extend the time period in which other alcohol and other drug treatment entities and behavioral health service organizations may only employ specifically qualified alcohol and drug peer support specialists to January 1, 2028; remove references to temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialists; amend KRS 309.0805 and 309.0813 to remove references to temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialists; repeal KRS 309.0836, relating to temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialists; establish the Peer Support Professionals Work Group to submit recommendations to the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services regarding the creation of a board of peer support professionals to develop statewide requirements for licensed peer support professionals; EMERGENCY.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:08 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 House | Final Passage | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
| Mar 19, 2026 House | PASS HB 470 w/ SCS 1, SCA 1 (T) | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 House | Pass | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 · House
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 80) - Mar 31, 2026 · House
delivered to Governor - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate - Mar 31, 2026 · House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House - Mar 31, 2026 · House
passed 91-0 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) - Mar 27, 2026 · House
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) - Mar 19, 2026 · House
to Rules (H) - Mar 19, 2026 · House
received in House - Mar 19, 2026 · House
3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) - Mar 18, 2026 · House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
2nd reading, to Rules - Mar 10, 2026 · House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
to Licensing & Occupations (S) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
to Committee on Committees (S) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
received in Senate - Feb 10, 2026 · House
3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute - Feb 6, 2026 · House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026 - Feb 6, 2026 · House
2nd reading, to Rules - Feb 5, 2026 · House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) - Jan 30, 2026 · House
to Health Services (H) - Jan 22, 2026 · House
to Committee on Committees (H) - Jan 22, 2026 · House
introduced in House