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House Bill 713

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Last Action 03/16/26: to Health Services (S)
Title AN ACT relating to workplace violence against health care professionals.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Bill Request Number 373
Sponsors J. Nemes, S. Bratcher, K. Fleming
Summary of Original Version Amend various sections of KRS 216.701 to 216.709 to define terms; require health facilities to display a notice in a prominent location advising of possible consequences of threatening or aggressive behavior toward health care workers; require health facilities to notify health care workers of changes to policies, procedures, or the workplace safety plan based on a health facility's required annual review; require that any health facility procedure for incidents of workplace violence shall require certain notifications for the victim.
Index Headings of Original Version Health And Medical Services - Workplace violence, reporting, follow-up measures
Health Care Professionals - Workplace violence, reporting, follow-up measures
Hospitals And Health Facilities - Workplace violence, reporting, follow-up measures
Labor And Industry - Health care, worker safety, workplace violence, reporting
Occupational Safety And Health - Health care, worker safety, workplace violence, reporting
Occupations And Professions - Health care, worker safety, workplace violence, reporting
Safety - Health care, employees, workplace violence, follow-up measures
Workforce - Health care, worker safety, workplace violence, follow-up measures
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
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Actions

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02/24/26
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
03/03/26
  • to Health Services (H)
03/05/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/06/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 09 2026
03/09/26
  • 3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/10/26
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
03/16/26
  • to Health Services (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 216.703 relating to the requirement that health facilities display a notice in a prominent location advising of possible consequences of threatening or aggressive behavior toward health care workers, to provide that the notice need not follow a specific quotation.
Index Headings Hospitals And Health Facilities - Workplace violence, consequences, notice, requirements

Last updated: 4/17/2026 8:44 PM (EDT)