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Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 173: AN ACT relating to legislative oversight of the Medicaid state plan and declaring an emergency.

Enacted 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

SB 173 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky Senate on February 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to legislative oversight of the Medicaid state plan and declaring an emergency. Most recent recorded action (April 14, 2026): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 159).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; establish an annual Medicaid state plan and Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program state plan legislative review process; EMERGENCY.

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. delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 159)
  2. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  3. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  4. received in Senate
  5. passed 80-19
  6. veto overridden
  7. posted for consideration of Governor's veto
  8. taken from Rules (H)
  9. to Rules (H)
  10. received in House
  11. passed 32-6
  12. veto overridden

Showing 12 most recent of 34 actions. Full history

Sources

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