Effective Dates, Delayed


Abortion, state health insurance coverage, January 1, 2026

Annual mental health wellness examination, coverage requirement, January 1, 2026

Auditor of Public Accounts, Office of Government Efficiency, July 1, 2026

Autologous and directed blood transfusion coverage, January 1, 2026

Breast pumps and related supplies, sales and use tax, exemption, July 1, 2025

Casino gaming, fantasy contests, regulation, July 1, 2025

Chief audit executive, elected position, November 1, 2027

Chronic pain treatments, January 1, 2026

Classification and treatment of digital assets, October 1, 2025

Colorectal cancer screenings, coverage, January 1, 2026

Commercial financing, regulation, January 1, 2026

Contraceptive coverage, January 1, 2026

Coroner and deputy coroner, compensation, January 4, 2027

Coverage for breastfeeding support and equipment, January 1, 2026

Coverage for formulas, January 1, 2026

Coverage for tests to detect COVID-19, January 1, 2026

Data collection, workforce participation, employment information, January 1, 2027

Department for Medicaid Services, prior authorization report, January 1, 2026

Department of Corrections, data reporting, January 1, 2026

Department of Law, Department of Child Support Services, July 1, 2025

Driver licensing, circuit clerks, July 1, 2026

Driver licensing, county clerks, July 1, 2026

Driver licensing, regional offices, location, July 1, 2026

Emergency ground ambulance services, coverage and payment requirements, January 1, 2026

Epinephrine devices, coverage requirement, January 1, 2026

E-Verify Program, January 1, 2026

Fantasy contests, regulation, July 1, 2025

Feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements, January 1, 2026

Fines and fees reporting, January 1, 2026

Firearms and firearm-related items, sales and use tax, exemption, July 1, 2025

Firearms, registration, licensing, logging of sales, January 1, 2026

Hearing loss, coverage requirements, January 1, 2026

Investor-owned electric utilities, December 30, 2025

KEES base and supplemental awards, increase in amounts awarded, July 1, 2025

Kentucky Film Office, Kentucky Film Leadership Council, July 1, 2025

Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation, charitable gaming

Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, Office of Financial Management, July 1, 2025

Kentucky veterans' cemeteries, National Guard and Reserves, interment eligibility expansion, 1/1/26

Kindergarten, full day of instruction, July 1, 2026

Licensed charitable organizations, regulated activities, July 1, 2025

Local transient room taxes, standard form, payment schedules, July 1, 2025

Medicaid managed care contracts, limit on number awarded, January 1, 2026

Motor vehicle titles, retention in AVIS, January 1, 2027

Offender employment and licensure, January 1, 2026

Perinatal depression, coverage requirement, January 1, 2026

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders screenings, coverage requirement, January 1, 2026

Perinatal palliative care, January 1, 2026

Prescription drug coverage, cost-sharing and rebate requirements, January 1, 2026

Prescription drugs, postpartum mood disorders, coverage requirement, January 1, 2026

Prior authorization, exemption program, January 1, 2027

Property tax, emergency services, rate increase, January 1, 2026

Property tax rate levy, recall process, January 1, 2026

Public education agencies, diversity, equity, and inclusion civil actions, February 1, 2026

Public postsecondary tuition and fees, restrictions on authority to increase, July 1, 2029

Public safety telecommunicators, training requirements, July 1, 2026

Sales and use tax, diapers, exemption, July 1, 2025

Sales and use tax, gross receipts, exclusion, July 1, 2025

Sales and use tax, imposition and exemptions, July 1, 2025

Sales and use tax, menstrual discharge collection devices, exemption, July 1, 2025

Sales and use tax, religious institutions, exemption, July 1, 2025

Sales tax holiday, July 1, 2025

Sales tax rebate, venue, qualifying attraction, July 1, 2025

Special purpose governmental entities, financial reporting, thresholds increase, July 1, 2026

Speeding, super speeders, fines, January 1, 2026

Standard time observance, October 31, 2025

Statutory committee appointments, January 1, 2027

Substance use disorder treatment, coverage, January 1, 2026

Support Education Excellence in Kentucky Program, on-behalf costs, July 1, 2026

Teacher Recruitment Student Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program, repeal

Voluntary travel ID, free association states, citizen eligibility, effective July 1, 2025

Waste management district boards, limitation of service after expiration of terms, January 6, 2026

Waterway usage fee, January 1, 2026

Wrongful conviction, cause of action, July 1, 2026


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