# Kentucky HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. Kentucky HB 501, AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mitch Whitaker (Republican); status became law, last action 2025-04-10 (became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 161)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS - 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 501 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-13 - Last action: 2025-04-10, became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 161) - Sponsor: Mitch Whitaker (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Deaths, Drugs and Medicines, Health and Medical Services, Pharmacists, Physicians and Practitioners - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (135 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Prescription fills can continue after prescriber dies: benefit, low. Kentucky pharmacists may keep filling an existing prescription for up to 180 days after the prescriber's death. The pharmacist must know about the death and use professional judgment to decide that continuing is clinically appropriate. This permission applies despite conflicting state laws. Control… - Kentucky Medicaid limits gender-related hormones and surgery: cost, medium. Kentucky Medicaid and its contracted health plans cannot pay for cross-sex hormones used mainly or only to treat gender dysphoria. The hormone ban no longer depends on amounts the body normally produces. Medicaid also cannot pay for gender reassignment surgery that changes or removes physical featu… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mitch Whitaker (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Derek Lewis (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-28 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 97 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-04-10: became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 161) - 2025-04-01: filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State - 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 83-16 (Senate) - 2025-03-28: House concurred in Senate Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-28: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-28: to Rules (H) (House) - 2025-03-28: received in House (House) - 2025-03-28: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-28: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 28, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed (Senate) - 2025-03-13: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-03-12: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-11: to Health Services (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-06: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-06: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-05: 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Floor Amendment (1) (House) - 2025-03-04: floor amendment (1) filed (House) - 2025-02-28: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-28: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-02-27: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2025-02-21: to Health Services (H) (House) - 2025-02-13: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-02-13: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb501/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb501/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb501/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb501/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [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) - [HB 441: AN ACT relating to reemployment after retirement in the Teachers' Retirement Sy…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB441-2025RS) - [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-HB501-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).