Kentucky bills · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB 72
AN ACT relating to the recruitment and retention of health care professionals and declaring an emergency.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
No sponsor recorded.
Summary
Official abstract published by the Kentucky legislature· Summary of Original Version
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to ensure federal law relating to emergency medical treatment and the collection of evidence is not overridden; define terms; prohibit discrimination against health care professionals who decline to perform procedures that violate their conscience; grant health care professionals the right not to participate in services that violate their conscience; exempt health care professionals from liability for exercising these rights; prohibit hiring or licensing authorities from reprimanding health care professionals; require hiring or licensing authorities to provide complaints it has received to health care professionals; establish a civil cause of action for persons injured by violations; provide that the Act may be cited as the Health Care Heroes Recruitment and Retention Act; EMERGENCY.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:16 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2026 Senate | PASS SB 72 | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
Actions
- Feb 17, 2026 · House
to Committee on Committees (H) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
received in House - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
3rd reading, passed 28-5 - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 13 2026 - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
2nd reading, to Rules - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
to Health Services (S) - Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
to Committee on Committees (S) - Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
introduced in Senate