2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB305: AN ACT relating to health care.

Legislative Summary

Amend KRS 164.0401 to add physician assistant license, dietitian license, and nutitionist certificate to the definition of "eligible healthcare credential"; amend KRS 164.0403 to limit healthcare training scholarship awards to applicants enrolled in a state registered nursing aide training and competency evaluation program; prohibit employment restrictions in healthcare training scholarships awarded to applicants enrolled in a state registered nursing aide training and competency evaluation program.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
to Postsecondary Education (H)
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 20, 2025
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
3rd reading, passed 92-0
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
received in Senate
Senate
2/21/2025
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
2/26/2025
to Health Services (S)
Senate
3/5/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Senate
3/6/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
Senate
3/6/2025
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
Senate
3/7/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Senate
3/11/2025
3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Senate
3/11/2025
received in House
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
to Rules (H)
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendment (1), Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
passed 92-4
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
delivered to Governor
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 150)
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Committee Substitute

Senate Committee Substitute 1

Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment

Senate Committee Amendment 1

Not Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Senate Floor Amendment 1

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: Third Reading RCS# 353
3/28/2025
92
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 sfa1 scta1 RSN# 3472
3/11/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS# 45
2/20/2025
92
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/1/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Ken Fleming
Ken Fleming
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197036.4 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197036.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197065.6 KB
Chaptered
Bill Text1/1/197053.9 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image4/3/202542.5 KB