Kentucky
General Assembly

01/08/26	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
01/15/26	to Postsecondary Education (H)
03/03/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/04/26	2nd reading, to Rules
03/16/26	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17 2026
03/17/26	3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
03/18/26	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Amend KRS 165A.310 to exclude emergency medical services training and education institutes from the authority of the Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education; amend KRS 165A.340 to require the Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education to create a process for emergency medical services training and education institutes to opt in to governance by the Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education; amend KRS 311A.010 to define terms; amend KRS 311A.020 to empower the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services with authority over emergency medical services training programs and emergency medical services training and education institutes; amend KRS 311A.030 to set licensure standards for emergency medical services training and education institutes; amend various sections to conform; make technical corrections; repeal KRS 311A.120, relating to education for emergency personnel.
Index Headings	Boards And Commissions - Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services, training and education, oversight Boards And Commissions - Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education, EMS training & education institutes, oversight, option Education, Vocational - Emergency Medical Services, training and educational institutes, oversight Education, Vocational - Emergency Medical Services, training programs, oversight Emergency Medical Services - Training and education, oversight Licensing - Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services, training and educational institutes, oversight Licensing - Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services, training programs, oversight Public Safety - Emergency Medical Services, training and educational institutes, licensure Public Safety - Emergency Medical Services, training programs, licensure State Agencies - Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services, training and education, oversight

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Tipton
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 236

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Nemes
Summary	Amend KRS 75.040 to not charge that portion of a fire district tax that is attributable to the provision of ambulance services if the fire district serves an area that is also served by an ambulance service district operating under KRS Chapter 108 unless the respective boards agree otherwise; amend KRS 75.015 relating to fire protection subdistricts to not charge that portion of a fire subdistrict tax that is attributable to the provision of ambulance services if the fire subdistrict serves an area that is also served by an ambulance service district operating under KRS Chapter 108 unless the respective boards agree otherwise; make conforming amendments; amend KRS 216B.061 relating to certificates of need to establish that certificates are only needed when a geographical area is altered rather than increased; renumber remaining sections accordingly.
Index Headings	Cities - Chapter 75 fire districts, ambulance service in area with ambulance service district, offset of tax Consumer Protection - Certificates of need, geographic elements Counties - Ambulance service district, offset of fire district ambulance service tax Counties - Chapter 75 fire districts, ambulance service in area with ambulance service district, offset of tax Emergency Medical Services - Chapter 75 fire districts, ambulance service in area with ambulance service district, offset of tax Fire Prevention - Chapter 75 fire districts, ambulance service in area with ambulance service district, offset of tax Firefighters And Fire Departments - Chapter 75 fire districts, ambulance service in area with ambulance service district, offset of tax Health And Medical Services - Certificates of need, geographic elements Hospitals And Health Facilities - Certificates of need, geographic elements Local Government - Ambulance service district, offset of fire district ambulance service tax Local Government - Chapter 75 fire districts, ambulance service in area with ambulance service district, offset of tax Public Health - Chapter 75 fire districts, ambulance service in area with ambulance service district, offset of tax Public Protection - Ambulance service district, offset of fire district ambulance service tax Public Protection - Chapter 75 fire districts, ambulance service in area with ambulance service district, offset of tax Special Districts - Ambulance service district, offset of fire district ambulance service tax Special Districts - Chapter 75 fire districts, ambulance service in area with ambulance service district, offset of tax Special Purpose Governmental Entities - Ambulance service district, offset of fire district ambulance service tax Special Purpose Governmental Entities - Chapter 75 fire districts, ambulance service in area with ambulance service district, offset of tax Taxation - Chapter 75 fire districts, ambulance service in area with ambulance service district, offset of tax Taxation, Property - Ambulance service district, offset of fire district ambulance service tax Taxation, Property - Chapter 75 fire districts, ambulance service in area with ambulance service district, offset of tax

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	J. Nemes
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 236