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Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 33: AN ACT relating to recovery residences.

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

SB 33 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky Senate on January 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to recovery residences. Primary sponsor: Reggie Thomas (Democratic), Greg Elkins (Republican), Steve Rawlings (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 25, 2026): to Health Services (H).

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.

Amend KRS 222.504 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to notify local governments when a recovery residence initiates the certification process with a certifying organization, becomes certified, or receives disciplinary action from the cabinet; require the cabinet to provide the recovery residence contact information and consider recovery residence information to be public record; amend KRS 222.510 to permit local governments to maintain a registry of recovery residences and consider the information a public record.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Reggie ThomasPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Greg ElkinsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Steve RawlingsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11

“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. to Health Services (H)
  2. to Committee on Committees (H)
  3. received in House
  4. 3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
  5. passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
  6. passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
  7. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 25 2026
  8. 2nd reading, to Rules
  9. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
  10. floor amendment (1) filed
  11. to State & Local Government (S)
  12. to Committee on Committees (S)

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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