House Bill 265

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Last Action 03/19/26: passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
Title AN ACT relating to regulatory authorizations by the commissioner of insurance.
Bill Documents Current
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements Local Mandate
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist
Bill Request Number 1342
Sponsors M. Meredith, E. Hancock, D. Grossberg
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS Chapter 299 to establish procedures and authorization by the commissioner of insurance for the voluntary dissolution of certain companies transacting the business of insurance upon the cooperative or assessment plan; amend KRS 304.50-010 to prohibit the commissioner from authorizing additional workers' compensation self-insured groups on and after the effective date of the Act; amend KRS 342.350 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version Local Mandate - Commissioner, Department of Insurance, regulatory authorizations, assessment or cooperative insurers
Cooperatives - Assessment or cooperative insurers, voluntary dissolution
Insurance - Assessment or cooperative insurers, voluntary dissolution
Insurance - Workers' compensation, self-insured groups, authorization, prohibition
Licensing - Commissioner, Department of Insurance, regulatory authorizations
State Agencies - Commissioner, Department of Insurance, regulatory authorizations
Workers Compensation - Self-insured groups, authorization, prohibition
Jump to Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements
Votes Vote History

Actions

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01/08/26
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
01/12/26
  • to Banking & Insurance (H)
01/14/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
01/15/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
01/16/26
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, January 20, 2026
01/20/26
  • 3rd reading, passed 95-0
01/21/26
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
03/13/26
  • to Banking & Insurance (S)
03/17/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/18/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026
03/19/26
  • passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; delay effective date of prohibition on authorization of additional workers' compensation self-insured groups; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 15, 2027.
Index Headings Licensing - Commissioner, Department of Insurance, regulatory authorizations
State Agencies - Commissioner, Department of Insurance, regulatory authorizations
Workers Compensation - Self-insured groups, authorization, prohibition
Local Mandate - Workers' compensation, self-insured groups, authorization, prohibition
Effective Dates, Delayed - Self-insured groups, authorization, prohibition, July 15, 2027
Insurance - Workers' compensation, self-insured groups, authorization, prohibition

Last updated: 3/19/2026 8:27 PM (EDT)