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Kentucky · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 580: AN ACT relating to alcohol and drug counselors.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 580 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky House on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to alcohol and drug counselors. Most recent recorded action (March 14, 2025): 2nd reading, to Rules.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Amend KRS 309.0836 to require temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialist licensees to become registered alcohol and drug peer support specialists after a maximum period of nine months from the date of issuance; amend KRS 222.233 to delete the requirement that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services promulgate an administrative regulation relating to reimbursement for temporary alcohol and drug peer specialists and require limitation on group size.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
No sponsor recorded in source data.

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. 2nd reading, to Rules
  2. floor amendment (1) filed
  3. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
  4. to Licensing & Occupations (S)
  5. to Committee on Committees (S)
  6. received in Senate
  7. 3rd reading, passed 94-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
  8. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 26, 2025
  9. 2nd reading, to Rules
  10. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
  11. to Health Services (H)
  12. to Committee on Committees (H)

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source