HB 36 Kentucky 2026RS session
AN ACT relating to interstate licensure compacts.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 314A to enact and enter into the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact with all other jurisdictions that legally join in the compact; declare the purpose of the compact; define terms; establish participation requirements; recognize a licensure privilege and establish requirements; designate home state licensure for active military members; establish penalties and adverse actions against a licensee; establish the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact Commission; create membership rules, establish voting requirements, and permit the commission to establish rules and perform duties; require the compact commission to create a data system and outline the requirements; permit the executive and judicial branches within each state to enforce the compact; establish dispute resolution and outline termination procedures.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Enacted — last recorded action April 6, 2026
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 33)
Recorded votes
PASS HB 36 w/ SCS 1, SFA 2, SCA 1 (T)
37 yes · 0 no · pass March 31, 2026
Passage likelihood
Not enough recorded signal to estimate this bill's chances.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 33)
- delivered to Governor
- enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- passed 90-0
- House concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- to Rules (H)
- received in House
- passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- 3rd reading
- passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
- posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
- floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
- floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
- reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) as a consent bill
- returned to Licensing & Occupations (S)
- 1st reading
- taken from Licensing & Occupations (S)
- to Licensing & Occupations (S)
- to Committee on Committees (S)
- received in Senate
- 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
- posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 03 2026
- 2nd reading, to Rules
- reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
- to Committee on Committees (H)
- introduced in House