Kentucky House Bill 407

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 15)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-15 - recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 216B.040 to require that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services conduct public hearings on certificate of need applications as requested by applicants and by holders of certificates of need and licenses; amend KRS 216B.062 to require a final decision within 90 days; amend KRS 216B.085 to require that only the applicant may request a public hearing; require that notice of the public hearing be given only to the applicant; require that only the applicant have the right to be represented by counsel and to present evidence and arguments at the public hearing; require that the cabinet notify only the applicant of the decision and that the decision is final unless a request for reconsideration is filed by only the applicant; amend KRS 216B.090 to permit only the applicant to request a hearing for purposes of reconsideration of the cabinet; amend KRS 216B.095 to delete notice of a cabinet decision regarding a request for a nonsubstantive review to any affected party; amend KRS 216B.115 to permit an appeal to the Franklin Circuit Court by the applicant of any final decision of the cabinet regarding an application to be made.

AN ACT relating to certificate of need.

Rep. Marianne Proctor [R]	Rep. Matt Lockett [R]	Rep. Kimberly Banta [R]	Rep. Emily Callaway [R]
Rep. Josh Calloway [R]	Rep. Steven Doan [R]	Rep. John Hodgson [R]	Rep. Kimberly Holloway [R]
Rep. Thomas Huff [R]	Rep. Savannah Maddox [R]	Rep. Candy Massaroni [R]	Rep. Jason Nemes [R]
Rep. Felicia Rabourn [R]	Rep. T.J. Roberts [R]	Rep. Nancy Tate [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-15	House	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-03-06	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2026-03-05	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-01-23	House	to Health Services (H)
2026-01-15	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-15	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb407.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb407/orig_bill.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB407/HCS1.pdf