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House Bill 495

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Last Action 03/06/25: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title AN ACT relating to executive orders and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents Current
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement Local Mandate
Bill Request Number 1601
Sponsors D. Hale, C. Fugate, K. King, S. Maddox, S. McPherson, B. Wesley
Summary of Original Version Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to define terms; prohibit discrimination against mental health care professionals, mental health care institutions, and ordained ministry for providing protected counseling services; prohibit discrimination against individuals for offering information, training, and referrals for protected counseling services; prohibit discrimination against parents and guardians who consent to their child receiving protected counseling services; prohibit reporting of a mental health care professional or mental health care institution to a hiring or licensing authority solely on the basis that it provides protected counseling services; prohibit a hiring or licensing authority from investigating a mental health care professional or mental health care institution solely on the basis that it provides protected counseling services; establish a civil cause of action for a person injured by a violation; provide that the Act may be cited as the Mental Health Counseling Protection Act; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version Effective Dates, Emergency - Mental health care service, discrimination, protected counseling services
Mental Health - Discrimination, protected counseling services
Personnel and Employment - Mental health care service, discrimination, protected counseling services
State Agencies - Mental health care service, discrimination, protected counseling services
Medicaid - Mental health care service, discrimination, protected counseling services
Civil Actions - Mental health care service, discrimination, protected counseling services
Short Titles and Popular Names - Mental Health Counseling Protection Act
Local Mandate - Mental health care service, discrimination, protected counseling services
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2
House Floor Amendment 3
House Floor Amendment 4
House Floor Amendment 5
Votes Vote History

Actions

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02/13/25
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/21/25
  • to State Government (H)
02/27/25
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/28/25
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025
03/04/25
  • floor amendments (1), (2-title) and (3) filed
03/05/25
  • floor amendments (4) and (5-title) filed
  • 3rd reading, passed 77-18 with Floor Amendment (4) and Floor Amendment (5-title)
03/06/25
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor E. Hancock
Summary Amend to repeal KRS 311.372 related to treatment inconsistent with a minor's sex.
Index Headings Children and Minors - Treatment inconsistent with minor's sex. prohibition, repeal
Health and Medical Services - Treatment inconsistent with minor's sex. prohibition, repeal
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Treatment inconsistent with minor's sex. prohibition, repeal
Physicians and Practitioners - Treatment inconsistent with minor's sex. prohibition, repeal
Public Health - Treatment inconsistent with minor's sex. prohibition, repeal

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor E. Hancock
Summary Make title amendment.
Index Headings Title Amendments - HB 495

Amendment House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor A. Camuel
Summary Retain original provisions, except include that "protective counseling service" means a service performed in accordance with established professional standards of care and evidence-based practices; include practices that are not included in the definition of "protective counseling service"; prohibit this Act from being construed as preventing the enforcement of measures that promote professional standards of care, ethical guidelines, or evidence-based practices established by relevant professional organizations or hiring or licensing authorities.
Index Headings Mental Health - Discrimination, protected counseling services
Personnel and Employment - Mental health service, discrimination, protected counseling service
State Agencies - Mental health care service, discrimination, protected counseling services

Amendment House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor D. Hale
Summary Remove original provisions; establish that Executive Order 2024-632 isof no force or effect as of the effective date of this Act; establish that any administrative regulation, executive order, or directive that is identical or substantially the same as Executive Order 2024-632 is of no force or effective as of the effect date of this Act through January 1, 2028; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings Effective Dates, Emergency - Executive order, conversion therapy, no force or effect
Governor - Executive order, conversion therapy, no force or effect
Public Health - Executive order, conversion therapy, no force or effect

Amendment House Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor D. Hale
Summary Make title amendment.
Index Headings Title Amendments - HB 495

Last updated: 3/7/2025 4:31 PM (EST)