# Kentucky SB 132: AN ACT relating to the recruitment and retention of health care professionals and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky SB 132, AN ACT relating to the recruitment and retention of health care professionals and declaring an emergency., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Donald Douglas (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-13 (2nd reading, to Rules) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky SB 132
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to the recruitment and retention of health care professionals and declaring an emergency.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Last action: 2025-03-13, 2nd reading, to Rules
- Sponsor: Donald Douglas (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Civil Actions, Short Titles and Popular Names, Local Mandate, Nurses, Optometrists, Personnel and Employment, Pharmacists, Physicians and Practitioners, Public Health, State Agencies, Medicaid, Hospitals and Nursing Homes, Effective Dates, Emergency
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (26 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Donald Douglas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Boswell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Rawlings (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-07 | Senate | passed | pass | 26 | 6 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-03-13: 2nd reading, to Rules (House)
- 2025-03-12: floor amendments (1), (2-title) and (3) filed (House)
- 2025-03-12: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-11: to Health Services (H) (House)
- 2025-03-07: to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-03-07: received in House (House)
- 2025-03-07: passed 26-6 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) withdrawn (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 07, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 06, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: to Health Services (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: introduced in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb132/bill.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb132/orig_bill.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. (became law)
- HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. (signed)
- HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development. (signed)
- HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings. (signed)
- HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. (signed)
- HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. (signed)

## Sources
- [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb132/bill.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb132/orig_bill.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB132-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).