Kentucky bills · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB 508
AN ACT relating to the protection of veterans' benefits.
- 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
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 40 to limit the compensation for advising or assisting with veterans' benefits; prohibit persons seeking compensation for advising, assisting, or consulting on a veterans' benefits matter from utilizing international call or data centers, directly or aggressively soliciting business, gaining access to personal medical, financial, or benefits log-in or password information, charging interest, and utilizing a doctor with whom they have an employment or business relationship; limit the fee for representation; require any person receiving compensation for assisting on a veterans' benefits matter to report to the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs (KDVA) annually; allow KDVA to promulgate form for the report and display it on their website; establish that violators constitute a violation of the Consumer Protection Act; provide that attorneys and law firms seeking to receive compensation for advising, assisting, or consulting any individual with any veterans' benefits matter shall be governed federal regulations.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 House | Pass | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
Actions
- Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
returned to Committee on Committees (S) - Apr 14, 2026 · House
2nd reading - Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
taken from Committee on Committees (S) - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
returned to Committee on Committees (S) - Apr 1, 2026 · House
1st reading - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
taken from Committee on Committees (S) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
to Committee on Committees (S) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
received in Senate - Feb 12, 2026 · House
3rd reading, passed 93-0 - Feb 11, 2026 · House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026 - Feb 11, 2026 · House
2nd reading, to Rules - Feb 10, 2026 · House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar - Feb 4, 2026 · House
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) - Jan 28, 2026 · House
to Committee on Committees (H) - Jan 28, 2026 · House
introduced in House