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HB510 House Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-04-07

AN ACT relating to organ donation safety.

Create a new section of Chapter 311 to define terms; establish conditions and processes for pause in procedure for an organ donation; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to implement and enforce the pause in procedure requirements; establish that the provisions should not be construed to conflict with KRS 446.400, discourage ethical organ donation, interfere with independent end-of-life decision making, conflict with the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, or authorize the Commonwealth to affect the federal certification, designation, or service area of an organ procurement organization; require the cabinet to submit report on pause in procedures to the Legislative Research Commission.

Bill Details

State

Kentucky

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb510....

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Sponsors

Jason Nemes (Rep - R)
Emily Callaway (Rep - R)
Jennifer Henson Decker (Rep - R)
Marianne Proctor (Rep - R)
Felicia Rabourn (Rep - R)
T.J. Roberts (Rep - R)
Nancy Tate (Rep - R)

Action History

2026-04-07 H signed by Governor
2026-03-26 H delivered to Governor
2026-03-26 H enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2026-03-26 H enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2026-03-26 H received in House
2026-03-25 S 3rd reading, passed 38-0
2026-03-24 S passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
2026-03-20 S posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
2026-03-19 S 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
2026-03-18 S reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2026-03-16 S to Health Services (S)
2026-02-26 S to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-02-26 S received in Senate
2026-02-25 H 3rd reading, passed 97-0
2026-02-23 H posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 24 2026
2026-02-20 H 2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-19 H reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2026-02-04 H to Health Services (H)
2026-01-28 H to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-28 H introduced in House

Votes

2026-02-25 House: Veto Override RCS# 140 Yea: 97 Nay: 0
2026-03-25 Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4007 Yea: 38 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-28 H Committee On Committees
2026-02-04 H Health Services
2026-02-20 H Rules
2026-02-26 S Committee on Committees
2026-03-16 S Health Services
2026-03-19 S Rules

Bill Text Versions

0000-00-00 Introduced
0000-00-00 Engrossed

Subjects

Hospitals And Health Facilities Nurses Physicians Reports Mandated Safety State Agencies Administrative Regulations and Proceedings Deaths Health and Medical Services Health Care Professionals

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