# Kentucky HB 510: AN ACT relating to organ donation safety. Kentucky HB 510, AN ACT relating to organ donation safety., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jason Nemes (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-07 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 43)) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB510-2026RS - 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 510 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to organ donation safety. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-28 - Last action: 2026-04-07, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 43) - Sponsor: Jason Nemes (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Hospitals And Health Facilities, Nurses, Physicians, Reports Mandated, Safety, State Agencies, Administrative Regulations And Proceedings, Deaths, Health And Medical Services, Health Care Professionals - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (135 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Safety pause rules for organ donation: benefit, medium. During organ donation after brain death or circulatory death, anyone listed in the law can call a pause. This includes doctors, nurses, transplant or organ procurement staff, the surgical or anesthesia teams, and the patient’s spouse or legal representative. All donation work must stop right away.… - Hospitals must record and report pauses: benefit, low. Hospitals must document any pause in the medical record, including why it happened, what was seen, and the final decision. They must report pauses to federal oversight or the entity HRSA directs and send copies to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The Cabinet issues a public repo… - Penalties for breaking organ donation rules: cost, medium. If hospitals or providers do not follow the pause, reporting, or record rules, the state can act. The state can report them to licensing or certification authorities, suspend donation activities in Kentucky, and issue civil fines. - Workers must report pause violations: cost, low. If you are a health care professional or hospital employee and you know the pause rule was not followed, you must report it to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services right away. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jason Nemes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Elliott (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Emily Callaway (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Felicia Rabourn (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Decker (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marianne Proctor (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nancy Tate (Republican), House - Cosponsor: T.J. Roberts (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-25 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 97 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-04-07: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 43) - 2026-03-26: delivered to Governor - 2026-03-26: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2026-03-26: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-03-26: received in House (House) - 2026-03-25: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day (Senate) - 2026-03-20: posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-19: 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill (Senate) - 2026-03-18: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-16: to Health Services (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-26: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-26: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-25: 3rd reading, passed 97-0 (House) - 2026-02-23: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 24 2026 (House) - 2026-02-20: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-02-19: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2026-02-04: to Health Services (H) (House) - 2026-01-28: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-01-28: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb510/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb510/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/hb510/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb510/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-HB510-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).