# Kentucky HB 767: AN ACT relating to emergency management and declaring an emergency. Kentucky HB 767, AN ACT relating to emergency management and declaring an emergency., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chris Fugate (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 137)) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB767-2026RS - 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 767 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to emergency management and declaring an emergency. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-26 - Last action: 2026-04-13, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 137) - Sponsor: Chris Fugate (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Disasters And Recovery Efforts, Effective Dates, Emergency, Public Safety, State Agencies - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (164 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Law takes effect immediately: benefit, low. The law declares an emergency and takes effect as soon as the Governor signs it or it otherwise becomes law. The new emergency management rules start right away instead of on a later date. - Statewide training and credentials for responders: benefit, low. The law requires the Division of Emergency Management to run a single statewide qualification system. It sets training, certification, and credential rules for incident management teams and emergency operations centers. The shared standards improve readiness and allow teams to work together across… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chris Fugate (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | passed | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-03-19 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 93 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2026-04-13: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 137) - 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) - 2026-04-01: received in House (House) - 2026-04-01: passed 33-0 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Senate receded from Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: motion reconsidered (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Senate refused to recede Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-31: House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: to Rules (H) (House) - 2026-03-31: received in House (House) - 2026-03-31: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2026-03-27: posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-27: 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill (Senate) - 2026-03-26: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2026-03-24: to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-20: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-20: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-19: 3rd reading, passed 93-0 (House) - 2026-03-18: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026 (House) - 2026-03-17: reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-03-13: returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) (House) - 2026-03-13: 1st reading (House) - 2026-03-13: taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) (House) - 2026-03-05: to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) (House) - 2026-02-26: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-02-26: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb767/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb767/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (signed) - 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 826: AN ACT relating to education. (signed) - HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. (signed) - SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb767/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb767/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB869-2026RS) - [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 826: AN ACT relating to education.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB826-2026RS) - [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) - [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-HB767-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).