Kentucky
General Assembly

01/15/26	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/06/26	to Licensing & Occupations (S)
02/10/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/11/26	2nd reading, to Rules
02/23/26	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 25 2026
02/25/26	3rd reading, passed 33-4
02/26/26	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/05/26	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
03/17/26	reassigned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
03/24/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/25/26	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
04/01/26	floor amendment (3) filed
04/14/26	floor amendment (4) filed
04/15/26	taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day 3rd reading, passed 89-5 with Floor Amendment (4) received in Senate to Rules (S) Senate concurred in Floor Amendment (4) passed 37-0 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	K. Banta
Summary	Allow a trainee welder to weld without certification while under the direct supervision of a certified welder and with normal inspection and quality control requirements; prohibit designating the trainee welder as the responsible structural welder; allow entry-level, apprentice, and trainee welders to gain supervised on-the-job welding experience toward certification.
Index Headings	Housing, Building, And Construction - Welders, certification requirements, exemptions Labor And Industry - Welders, certification requirements, exemptions Occupations And Professions - Welders, certification requirements, exemptions Workforce - Welders, certification requirements, exemptions

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	K. Banta
Summary	Make welder certification requirements EFFECTIVE July 1, 2028.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Delayed - Welder certification, effective July 1, 2028 Housing, Building, And Construction - Welder certification, effective July 1, 2028 Labor And Industry - Welder certification, effective July 1, 2028 Occupations And Professions - Welder certification, effective July 1, 2028 Workforce - Welder certification, effective July 1, 2028

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	K. Banta
Summary	Limit requirements to only local and state government welding projects.
Index Headings	Housing, Building, And Construction - Local government, state government, welding projects, requirements Labor And Industry - Local government, state government, welding projects, requirements

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	D. Meade
Summary	Limit welding certification standards to projects occurring pursuant to state government contracts when those standards are requested by the contracting state government entity.
Index Headings	Contracts - Welders, certification standards, state government contracts Housing, Building, And Construction - Welders, certification standards, state government contracts Labor And Industry - Welders, certification standards, state government contracts Occupations And Professions - Welders, certification standards, state government contracts Public Buildings And Grounds - Welders, certification standards, state government contracts State Agencies - Welders, certification standards, state government contracts Workforce - Welders, certification standards, state government contracts