# Kentucky SB 173: AN ACT relating to legislative oversight of the Medicaid state plan and declaring an emergency. Kentucky SB 173, AN ACT relating to legislative oversight of the Medicaid state plan and declaring an emergency., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David P. Givens (Republican); status became law, last action 2026-04-14 (delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 159)) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB173-2026RS - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 173 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to legislative oversight of the Medicaid state plan and declaring an emergency. - Status: became law - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-09 - Last action: 2026-04-14, delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 159) - Sponsor: David P. Givens (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Boards And Commissions, General Assembly, Effective Dates, Emergency, Legislative Research Commission, Medicaid, State Agencies - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (216 yes, 47 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Kentucky Medicaid plans get public legislative review: benefit, low. Kentucky requires yearly reviews of Medicaid and its Children's Health Insurance Program plans. The law does not directly change eligibility, benefits, or household costs. By July 1 each year, the Medicaid department must send current plans and amendment records to the Legislative Research Commissi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David P. Givens (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-14 | House | passed | pass | 80 | 19 | | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | passed | pass | 32 | 6 | | | 2026-03-27 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 74 | 16 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 30 | 6 | | ## Actions (34) - 2026-04-14: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 159) - 2026-04-14: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2026-04-14: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-14: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-14: passed 80-19 (House) - 2026-04-14: veto overridden (House) - 2026-04-14: posted for consideration of Governor's veto - 2026-04-14: taken from Rules (H) (House) - 2026-04-14: to Rules (H) (House) - 2026-04-14: received in House (House) - 2026-04-14: passed 32-6 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: veto overridden (Senate) - 2026-04-14: posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto - 2026-04-14: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2026-04-14: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Vetoed - 2026-03-27: delivered to Governor - 2026-03-27: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2026-03-27: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-27: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-27: 3rd reading, passed 74-16 (House) - 2026-03-25: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 26 2026 (House) - 2026-03-13: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-03-12: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2026-03-11: to Health Services (H) (House) - 2026-03-04: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-03-04: received in House (House) - 2026-03-03: 3rd reading, passed 30-6 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 03 2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-25: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: to Health Services (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb173/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb173/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. (signed) - HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (signed) - SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. (signed) - SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. (signed) - HB 826: AN ACT relating to education. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb173/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb173/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) - [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) - [HB 826: AN ACT relating to education.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB826-2026RS) - [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-SB173-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).