# Kentucky HB 387: AN ACT relating to veterinarians and declaring an emergency. Kentucky HB 387, AN ACT relating to veterinarians and declaring an emergency., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Meade (Republican); status became law, last action 2026-04-14 (delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 170)) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB387-2026RS - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky HB 387 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to veterinarians and declaring an emergency. - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-14, delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 170) - Sponsor: David Meade (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Animals, Livestock, And Poultry, Drugs And Medicines, Health And Medical Services, Health Care Professionals, Horses And Horse Racing, Opioids, Substance Use, Veterinarians - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (244 yes, 23 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fewer drug reporting duties for veterinarians: benefit, low. Kentucky government agencies cannot require Kentucky-licensed veterinarians to report controlled drugs they prescribe, give, or dispense to animals. This limit covers the Controlled Substances Prescribing Council and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The Kentucky Board of Veterinary Exami… - Patients’ conviction records enter drug monitoring: benefit, low. Kentucky’s courts office must send qualifying conviction records to the health cabinet for its electronic drug-monitoring system. Since July 1, 2018, reporting covers the prior five calendar years of felony or Class A misdemeanor drug-law convictions. Before July 1, 2024, the office must also send… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Meade (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Vanessa Grossl (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-14 | House | passed | pass | 83 | 16 | | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | passed | pass | 32 | 6 | | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 91 | 1 | | ## Actions (35) - 2026-04-14: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 170) - 2026-04-14: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2026-04-14: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-04-14: received in House (House) - 2026-04-14: passed 32-6 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: veto overridden (Senate) - 2026-04-14: posted for consideration of Governor's veto - 2026-04-14: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2026-04-14: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-14: passed 83-16 (House) - 2026-04-14: veto overridden (House) - 2026-04-14: posted for consideration of Governor's veto - 2026-04-14: taken from Rules (House) - 2026-04-14: to Rules (H) (House) - 2026-04-14: received in House (House) - 2026-04-13: Vetoed - 2026-04-01: delivered to Governor - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-03-31: received in House (House) - 2026-03-31: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill (Senate) - 2026-03-25: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-24: reassigned to Health Services (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-20: to Licensing & Occupations (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-06: 3rd reading, passed 91-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2026-02-05: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 06 2026 (House) - 2026-02-05: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-02-04: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2026-01-22: to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) (House) - 2026-01-14: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-01-14: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb387/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb387/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergen… (became law) - SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. (signed) - HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (signed) - HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. (signed) - SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. (signed) - SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb387/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb387/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agenc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB197-2026RS) - [SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB133-2026RS) - [HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB869-2026RS) - [HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB727-2026RS) - [SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB324-2026RS) - [SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB66-2026RS) - [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-HB387-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).