# Kentucky HB 459: AN ACT relating to licensed occupations. Kentucky HB 459, AN ACT relating to licensed occupations., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kimberly Poore Moser (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-10 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 79)) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB459-2026RS - 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 459 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to licensed occupations. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-04-10, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 79) - Sponsor: Kimberly Poore Moser (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Boards And Commissions, Effective Dates, Delayed, Health And Medical Services, Licensing, Occupations And Professions, Workforce - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (222 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Easier Kentucky license for marriage-family therapists: benefit, low. Kentucky grants a license to practice if you hold an active out-of-state license as an independent marriage and family therapist and meet set rules. You must be in good standing, of good moral character, have no serious discipline, meet the exam requirement, and pay the application fee. The law wai… - Faster fixes for license application errors: benefit, low. If the board finds a technical error in your license application, it tells you within one week. You have two weeks to fix it. The board reviews your correction within one week. It issues your license within two weeks after your application is complete. - New data and privacy rules for licensees: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2028, certain Kentucky licensing boards must collect personal and job data when you renew. Examples include your name and contact, practice locations, license details, education or certificates, job type, specialty, work setting, status, unemployment reasons, and your ability t… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kimberly Poore Moser (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-31 | House | passed | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 90 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-04-10: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 79) - 2026-03-31: delivered to Governor - 2026-03-31: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2026-03-31: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-03-31: passed 96-0 (House) - 2026-03-31: House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2026-03-27: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-19: to Rules (H) (House) - 2026-03-19: received in House (House) - 2026-03-19: 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-18: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-10: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: to Licensing & Occupations (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-13: 3rd reading, passed 90-0 (House) - 2026-02-12: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 13 2026 (House) - 2026-02-12: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-02-11: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2026-01-29: to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) (House) - 2026-01-21: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-01-21: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-03-31: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb459/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-13: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb459/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. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb459/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb459/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-HB459-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).