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Abortion, state health insurance coverage, January 1, 2027

Alcoholic beverages, licensing and taxation, omnibus bill

Applications for license or permit, administrative hearings, judicial review, January 1, 2027

Area development districts, fiscal accountability

Assisted reproductive technology, coverage requirement, January 1, 2027

Attorneys, nonparticipation in association, July 1, 2027

Bees and beekeeping supplies, sales and use tax exemption, August 1, 2026

Board of Tax Appeals, abolishment, January 1, 2028

Breast examinations, coverage requirement, January 1, 2027

Chronic pain treatments, January 1, 2027

Contraceptive coverage, January 1, 2027

Coroner, compensation requirements, January 4, 2027

County clerk fees, motor vehicle titling and registration, January 1, 2027

County school boards, enrollment of 25,000 or more, membership

County school boards, enrollment of 25,000 or more, membership, January 1, 2027

Coverage for breastfeeding support and equipment, January 1, 2027

Coverage for formulas, January 1, 2027

Coverage for hearing aids and related services, January 1, 2027

Data collection, workforce participation, employment information, January 1, 2028

Department for Medicaid Services, prior authorization report, January 1, 2027

Driver licensing, issuance of identity documents by local officials, July 1, 2027

Driver licensing, renewal and duplicate issued by county, July 1, 2027

Elections, Supreme Court Justices, January 2, 2029

Emergency ground ambulance services, coverage and payment requirements, January 1, 2027

Epinephrine devices, coverage requirement, January 1, 2027

Feeding or eating disorders, coverage requirements, January 1, 2027

Firearms and firearm-related items, sales and use tax, exemption, August 1, 2026

Firearms, registration, licensing, logging of sales, January 1, 2027

Guardians ad litem and other appointed counsel, July 1, 2027

Health care billing practices, requirements, January 1, 2027

Identity document applications, circuit clerk, July 1, 2027

Intercollegiate athletics enterprises, registration, January 1, 2027

Investor-owned electric utilities, December 30, 2026

Involuntary hospitalization proceedings, hearings

Kentucky Tax Tribunal, creation, July 1, 2027

Kindergarten, full day, requirement, July 1, 2027

Local boards of education, certification of candidate qualification, January 1, 2027

Local occupational license tax, population threshold, August 1, 2026

Mental health and substance use disorder parity, January 1, 2027

Mental health wellness examination, coverage requirement, January 1, 2027

Motor vehicle registration and county clerk fees, January 1, 2027

Nonresident pupil enrollment policies, July 1, 2028

Occupational safety and health, violation, penalties, OSHA, August 1, 2026

Operator's license and personal identification cards, communication disorder notation, July 1, 2027

Perinatal depression, coverage requirement, January 1, 2027

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders screenings, coverage requirement, January 1, 2027

Permits for residential construction, third-party inspections, July 1, 2027

Planning unit, housing regulations, July 1, 2027

Prescription drug coverage, cost-sharing and rebate requirements, January 1, 2027

Prescription drug coverage, cost-sharing requirements, January 1, 2027

Prior authorization, exemption program, January 1, 2028

Property tax, emergency services, rate increase, January 1, 2027

Property tax, tax rate levy, recall process, January 1, 2027

Prostheses and orthoses, coverage requirement, January 1, 2027

Protection of minors, social media platforms, January 1, 2027

Public education agencies, diversity, equity, and inclusion civil actions, February 1, 2027

Public Pension Oversight Board, membership, qualifications, January 1, 2027

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

Public school running track access requirement, damage penalties, January 1, 2027

Sales and use tax, aircraft sales to nonresidents, exemption, August 1, 2026

Sales and use tax, certain spay, neuter, vaccination, and adoption fees, exemption, August 1, 2026

Sanitation districts, fiscal accountability

Scalp cooling device in connection with breast cancer treatment, coverage, January 1, 2027

Scholarships, intercollegiate athletics enterprises, establishment, January 1, 2027

Special purpose governmental entities, audit requirements

Special purpose governmental entities, financial reporting, thresholds increase, July 1, 2027

Standard time observance, October 31, 2026

Vehicle financial protection products, regulatory requirements, January 1, 2027

Virtual currency kiosk operators, regulation, March 31, 2027

Welders, requirements for structural steel welding, January 1, 2027

Worker fairness in the construction industry, January 1, 2027


Last updated: 2/17/2026 6:57 PM (EST)