Kentucky House Bill 36

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 6 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-06 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 33)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 314A to enact and enter into the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact with all other jurisdictions that legally join in the compact; declare the purpose of the compact; define terms; establish participation requirements; recognize a licensure privilege and establish requirements; designate home state licensure for active military members; establish penalties and adverse actions against a licensee; establish the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact Commission; create membership rules, establish voting requirements, and permit the commission to establish rules and perform duties; require the compact commission to create a data system and outline the requirements; permit the executive and judicial branches within each state to enforce the compact; establish dispute resolution and outline termination procedures.

AN ACT relating to interstate licensure compacts.

Rep. Steve Bratcher [R]	Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]	Rep. Daniel Grossberg [D]	Rep. Vanessa Grossl [R]
Rep. Adam Moore [D]	Rep. Kimberly Moser [R]	Rep. Aaron Thompson [R]

2026-04-01 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 407 (Y: 90 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4087 (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-03 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 185 (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-06	House	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 33)
2026-04-01	House	delivered to Governor
2026-04-01	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2026-04-01	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2026-04-01	House	passed 90-0
2026-04-01	House	House concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-31	House	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-31	House	to Rules (H)
2026-03-31	House	received in House
2026-03-31	Senate	passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-31	Senate	floor amendment (1) withdrawn
2026-03-31	Senate	3rd reading
2026-03-27	Senate	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-26	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
2026-03-26	Senate	floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
2026-03-24	Senate	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2026-03-24	Senate	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) as a consent bill
2026-03-20	Senate	returned to Licensing & Occupations (S)
2026-03-20	Senate	1st reading
2026-03-20	Senate	taken from Licensing & Occupations (S)
2026-03-13	Senate	to Licensing & Occupations (S)
2026-03-04	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-03-04	Senate	received in Senate
2026-03-03	House	3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-02	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 03 2026
2026-02-26	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-25	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-01-14	House	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
2026-01-07	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-07	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb36.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb36/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb36/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0033.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB36/HCS1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB36/SCS1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB36/SCA1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB36/SFA1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB36/SFA2.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb36/vote_history.pdf