Kentucky
General Assembly

02/05/26	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/12/26	to Banking & Insurance (H)
02/18/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/19/26	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 20 2026
02/24/26	3rd reading, passed 95-1
02/25/26	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/13/26	to Banking & Insurance (S)
03/24/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/25/26	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill
03/31/26	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (3-title) filed to bill

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retains original provisions, except modify definition of public adjuster; limit the prohibition on issuing new public adjuster and apprentice adjuster licenses to a period of 2 years; allow apprentice adjusters who have a license on the effective date of this Act to apply for and be issued a public adjuster license during the 2 year period; modify the rescission period for public adjuster contracts based on events that are subject to a state of emergency; delete language prohibiting public adjusters from negotiating with an insurer on the behalf of an insured; modify the fees that may be charged by a public adjuster; make technical corrections.
Index Headings	Contracts - Insurance, public adjuster, regulatory requirements Disasters And Recovery Efforts - Insurance, public adjusters, regulatory requirements Fees - Insurance, public adjusters, regulatory requirements Insurance - Public adjuster, regulatory requirements Licensing - Insurance, public adjusters, prohibition State Agencies - Department of Insurance, public adjusters, regulatory requirements

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Carpenter
Summary	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to apply Consumer Protection Act remedies, powers, and duties to violations of public adjuster trade practice requirements; establish emergency effective date for licensing provisions; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Attorney General - Public adjusters, regulatory requirements, enforcement Consumer Protection - Public adjusters, regulatory requirements, enforcement Effective Dates, Emergency - Public adjusters, licensing, moratorium Insurance - Public adjusters, regulatory requirements, enforcement Licensing - Public adjusters, prohibition

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	J. Carpenter
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 568/GA

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	J. Howell
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 568/GA

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	J. Howell
Summary	Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 342.908, relating to self-insurance guaranty funds, to define terms; require the amount of the annual special fund assessment imposed upon a member to be retained by the member fund and paid to the credit of the group fund for the purpose of satisfying the group fund's outstanding workers' compensation claims for calendar years beginning January 1, 2027, and January 1, 2028; require the member fund to pay the amounts of its annual special fund assessment to the group fund on the schedule set forth in KRS 342.122(a) and (b) and require notice of the assessments paid to the Division of Workers' Compensation Funds; make technical changes.
Index Headings	Piggybacked Bills - SB 357 State Agencies - Division of Workers' Compensation Funds, Department of Workers' Claims special fund assessment Technical Corrections - Self-insurance guaranty funds, technical changes Workers Compensation - Self-insurance guaranty funds, annual special fund assessment, retention