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IntroducedJan 21, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 27, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 31, 2026
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Became Law
Kentucky House Bill
AN ACT relating to Medicaid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 01, 2026: delivered to Governor
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2
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Sponsors



- J. Hodgsonprimary
- D. Osborneprimary
- A. Mooreprimary
- A. Mooreprimary
- L. Burkeprimary
- L. Burkeprimary
- L. Burkeprimary
- L. Burkeprimary
- R. Roarxprimary
- R. Roarxprimary
- P. Stevensonprimary
- P. Stevensonprimary
- T. Smithprimary
- T. Bojanowskiprimary
- T. Bojanowskiprimary
- L. Burkeprimary
- L. Burkeprimary
- L. Burkeprimary
- L. Burkeprimary
- T. Smithprimary
- D. Gordonprimary
- S. Meredithprimary
- C. Richardsonprimary
Votes
YES: 77
- Baker
- Dossett
- Heavrin
- McPherson
- Roberts
- Banta
- Dotson
- Hodgson
- Meade
- Rudy
- Bauman
- Duvall
- Holloway
- Meredith
- Sharp
- Bivens
- Elliott
- Thomas Huff
- Miles
- Smith
- Blanton
- Fister
- Imes
- Moser
- Tate
- Bowling
- Flannery
- Jackson
- Neighbors
- Thomas
- Branscum
- Fleming
- Johnson
- Nemes
- Thompson
- Steve Bratcher
- Freeland
- King
- Osborne
- Tipton
- Bray
- Fugate
- Lewis C
- Payne
- Truett
- Bridges
- Gooch
- Derek Lewis
- Petrie
- Upchurch
- Callaway
- Gordon
- Scott Lewis
- Pollock
- Wesley
- Calloway
- Griffee
- Lockett
- Proctor
- Whitaker
- Clines
- Grossl
- Maddox
- Rabourn
- White
- Decker
- Hale
- Massaroni
- Raymer
- Williams
- Dietz
- Hampton
- McCool
- Riley
- Witten
- Doan
- Hart
NO: 21
YES: 18
- Aull
- Camuel
- Grossberg
- Moore
- Pamela Stevenson
- Bojanowski
- Chester-Burton
- Hancock
- Roarx
- Watkins
- Brown
- Donworth
- Lehman
- Stalker
- Willner
- Burke
- Gentry
- Marzian
NO: 32
NOT VOTING: 50
- Bauman
- Dotson
- Holloway
- McPherson
- Smith
- Blanton
- Elliott
- Jackson
- Moser
- Tackett Laferty
- Bowling
- Fister
- Johnson
- Neighbors
- Thomas
- Bridges
- Freeland
- Koch
- Payne
- Thompson
- Callaway
- Gordon
- Kulkarni
- Petrie
- Truett
- Calloway
- Griffee
- Lawrence
- Pollock
- Wesley
- Clines
- Grossl
- Lewis C
- Proctor
- Whitaker
- Decker
- Hampton
- Scott Lewis
- Rabourn
- Williams
- Dietz
- Heavrin
- Massaroni
- Riley
- Wilson
- Doan
- Hodgson
- McCool
- Sharp
- Witten
YES: 25
- Aull
- Chester-Burton
- Grossberg
- Marzian
- Pamela Stevenson
- Bojanowski
- Donworth
- Grossl
- Meredith
- Tackett Laferty
- Brown
- Fugate
- Hancock
- Moore
- Truett
- Burke
- Gentry
- Kulkarni
- Roarx
- Watkins
- Camuel
- Gordon
- Lehman
- Stalker
- Willner
NO: 25
NOT VOTING: 50
- Banta
- Doan
- Thomas Huff
- McCool
- Riley
- Bauman
- Dotson
- Imes
- McPherson
- Roberts
- Blanton
- Elliott
- Jackson
- Moser
- Smith
- Bowling
- Fister
- Johnson
- Neighbors
- Thomas
- Branscum
- Freeland
- Koch
- Payne
- Thompson
- Bridges
- Griffee
- Lawrence
- Petrie
- Wesley
- Callaway
- Hale
- Lewis C
- Pollock
- Whitaker
- Clines
- Heavrin
- Scott Lewis
- Proctor
- White
- Decker
- Hodgson
- Lockett
- Rabourn
- Wilson
- Dietz
- Holloway
- Massaroni
- Raymer
- Witten
YES: 17
- Bojanowski
- Chester-Burton
- Hancock
- Moore
- Pamela Stevenson
- Brown
- Donworth
- Lehman
- Roarx
- Watkins
- Burke
- Gentry
- Marzian
- Stalker
- Willner
- Camuel
- Grossberg
NO: 35
NOT VOTING: 48
- Aull
- Elliott
- Jackson
- Neighbors
- Tackett Laferty
- Bauman
- Fister
- Johnson
- Payne
- Thomas
- Bivens
- Freeland
- Kulkarni
- Petrie
- Thompson
- Bowling
- Gooch
- Lawrence
- Pollock
- Truett
- Clines
- Gordon
- Lewis C
- Proctor
- Wesley
- Decker
- Griffee
- Scott Lewis
- Raymer
- Whitaker
- Dietz
- Grossl
- Lockett
- Riley
- Williams
- Doan
- Hampton
- Massaroni
- Sharp
- Wilson
- Dossett
- Heavrin
- McCool
- Smith
- Witten
- Dotson
- Holloway
- McPherson
YES: 18
- Aull
- Camuel
- Grossberg
- Moore
- Pamela Stevenson
- Bojanowski
- Chester-Burton
- Kulkarni
- Roarx
- Watkins
- Brown
- Donworth
- Lehman
- Stalker
- Willner
- Burke
- Gentry
- Marzian
NO: 38
NOT VOTING: 44
- Bauman
- Freeland
- Holloway
- Moser
- Thomas
- Bowling
- Fugate
- Jackson
- Neighbors
- Thompson
- Bridges
- Gooch
- Johnson
- Payne
- Truett
- Clines
- Gordon
- Lawrence
- Petrie
- Wesley
- Decker
- Griffee
- Lewis C
- Pollock
- Whitaker
- Dietz
- Grossl
- Scott Lewis
- Proctor
- Williams
- Dotson
- Hampton
- Massaroni
- Rabourn
- Wilson
- Elliott
- Hancock
- McCool
- Riley
- Witten
- Fister
- Heavrin
- McPherson
- Tackett Laferty
YES: 83
- Baker
- Dotson
- Holloway
- Meade
- Rudy
- Banta
- Duvall
- Thomas Huff
- Meredith
- Sharp
- Bauman
- Fister
- Imes
- Miles
- Smith
- Bivens
- Flannery
- Jackson
- Moore
- Tackett Laferty
- Blanton
- Fleming
- Johnson
- Moser
- Thomas
- Bojanowski
- Freeland
- King
- Neighbors
- Thompson
- Bowling
- Fugate
- Koch
- Nemes
- Tipton
- Branscum
- Gentry
- Kulkarni
- Osborne
- Truett
- Bray
- Gooch
- Lehman
- Payne
- Upchurch
- Bridges
- Gordon
- Lewis C
- Petrie
- Wesley
- Callaway
- Grossberg
- Derek Lewis
- Pollock
- Whitaker
- Calloway
- Grossl
- Scott Lewis
- Proctor
- White
- Clines
- Hale
- Lockett
- Rabourn
- Williams
- Decker
- Hampton
- Maddox
- Raymer
- Willner
- Dietz
- Hart
- Massaroni
- Riley
- Wilson
- Doan
- Heavrin
- McCool
- Roberts
- Witten
- Dossett
- Hodgson
- McPherson
NOT VOTING: 6
Actions
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- delivered to Governor
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- received in House
- to Rules (H)
- taken from Rules
- posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
- Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
- passed 83-11
- enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- received in Senate
- to Rules (S)
- posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- Senate refused to recede from Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
- Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate
- Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
- posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
- Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
- passed 32-5
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- received in House
- to Rules (H)
- posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- 3rd reading
- floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- passed 32-5 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
- passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
- floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- reassigned to Health Services (S)
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- 2nd reading
- returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- 1st reading
- returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
- to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
- received in Senate
- to Committee on Committees (S)
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- 3rd reading
- Floor Amendments (1), (4), (6), (7), (10) and (16) defeated
- passed 77-21 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (18)
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- floor amendments (18) and (19) filed to Committee Substitute
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- 2nd reading, to Rules
- posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 26 2026
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- floor amendments (1), (4), (6), (7), (10), (11), (12), (13) and (16) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendments (2), (3), (5), (8), (9), (14), (15) and (17) filed to bill
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- Jan 21, 2026 | House
- introduced in House
- to Committee on Committees (H)
Bill Texts
- IntroducedPDF
- House Committee Substitute 1PDF
- House Floor Amendment 1 -- A. MoorePDF
- House Floor Amendment 2 -- A. MoorePDF
- House Floor Amendment 3 -- L. BurkePDF
- House Floor Amendment 4 -- L. BurkePDF
- House Floor Amendment 5 -- L. BurkePDF
- House Floor Amendment 6 -- L. BurkePDF
- House Floor Amendment 7 -- R. RoarxPDF
- House Floor Amendment 8 -- R. RoarxPDF
- House Floor Amendment 9 -- P. StevensonPDF
- House Floor Amendment 10 -- P. StevensonPDF
- House Floor Amendment 11 -- T. SmithPDF
- House Floor Amendment 12 -- T. BojanowskiPDF
- House Floor Amendment 13 -- T. BojanowskiPDF
- House Floor Amendment 14 -- L. BurkePDF
- House Floor Amendment 15 -- L. BurkePDF
- House Floor Amendment 16 -- L. BurkePDF
- House Floor Amendment 17 -- L. BurkePDF
- House Floor Amendment 18 -- T. SmithPDF
- House Floor Amendment 19 -- D. GordonPDF
- Senate Committee Substitute 1PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment 1 -- S. MeredithPDF
- Senate Floor Amendment 1 -- C. RichardsonPDF
- Conference Committee Report 1PDF
- Free Conference Committee Report 1PDF
- CurrentPDF
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