Kentucky House Bill 424

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on April 10 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-10 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 77)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Amend KRS 335.010 to exempt student interns or trainees from social work licensure requirements; direct the Kentucky Board of Social Work to promulgate administrative regulations to define standards for student involvement in clinical social work; amend KRS 335.020 to define terms; amend KRS 335.030, 335.070, 335.080, 335.090, 335.100, 335.150, and 335.158 to establish licensure standards, including use of a multistate license, criminal background checks, and telehealth; amend KRS 335.050 to require that at least 1 licensee member of the board is a teacher actively engaged in social work education; amend KRS 387.610 and 457.090 to conform.

AN ACT relating to social work.

Rep. Samara Heavrin [R]

Rep. George Brown [D]

Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]

2026-03-31 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 374 (Y: 90 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-03-20 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3973 (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-18 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 109 (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-10	House	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 77)
2026-03-31	House	delivered to Governor
2026-03-31	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2026-03-31	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2026-03-31	House	passed 90-0
2026-03-31	House	House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-27	House	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-20	House	to Rules (H)
2026-03-20	House	received in House
2026-03-20	Senate	3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-19	Senate	passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
2026-03-18	Senate	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026
2026-03-18	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
2026-03-17	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-13	Senate	to Licensing & Occupations (S)
2026-02-19	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-02-19	Senate	received in Senate
2026-02-18	House	3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-02-17	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 18 2026
2026-02-12	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-11	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-01-27	House	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
2026-01-16	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-16	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb424.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb424/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb424/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0077.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB424/HCS1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB424/SCS1.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb424/vote_history.pdf