# Kentucky HB 305: AN ACT relating to health care. Kentucky HB 305, AN ACT relating to health care., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ken Fleming (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-01 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 150)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB305-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky HB 305 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to health care. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-04-01, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 150) - Sponsor: Ken Fleming (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Education, Higher, Nurses, Occupations and Professions, Physicians and Practitioners, Workforce - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (220 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More scholarship options for health students: benefit, medium. Kentucky residents in Kentucky health care programs can qualify for workforce scholarships covering more credentials. Eligible credentials include physician assistant and dietitian licenses, nutritionist certificates, and specified alcohol and drug counselor and professional art therapist credentia… - Ambulance services keep simpler approval paths: benefit, low. Specified approval exceptions for hospital-owned and government emergency ambulance services continue beyond July 1, 2026, instead of expiring. A simpler certificate-of-need review also remains available for qualifying proposals. Services issued a certificate of need on or after July 14, 2022, can… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ken Fleming (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-28 | Senate | passed | pass | 92 | 4 | | | 2025-03-11 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 92 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 2025-04-01: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 150) - 2025-03-28: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-28: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-28: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-28: passed 92-4 (Senate) - 2025-03-28: House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-12: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendment (1), Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-11: to Rules (H) (House) - 2025-03-11: received in House (House) - 2025-03-11: 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-07: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 11, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-06: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute (Senate) - 2025-03-06: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-03-05: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-02-26: to Health Services (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-21: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-21: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-20: 3rd reading, passed 92-0 (House) - 2025-02-19: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 20, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-19: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-02-18: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2025-02-07: to Postsecondary Education (H) (House) - 2025-02-04: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-02-04: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb305/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb305/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. (became law) - HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. (signed) - HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development. (signed) - HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings. (signed) - HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. (signed) - HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb305/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb305/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS) - [HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB664-2025RS) - [HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB606-2025RS) - [HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB421-2025RS) - [HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB555-2025RS) - [HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB493-2025RS) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB305-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).