KentuckySB 2442025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

AN ACT relating to the operations of the Department of Law.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

7 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 5 costs, 1 mixed.

Older support debts count against drivers

Child-support debts from before January 1, 1994, now count toward driver’s-license enforcement. The Transportation Cabinet must deny or suspend licenses when the Attorney General reports debts totaling at least six months’ support. Failure to obey a related subpoena or warrant after proper notice also triggers enforcement. For concealed-carry applications, State Police now relies on Attorney General notices instead of notices from the health and family services cabinet. Carry-license rules still cover debts totaling at least one year’s support or failure to obey a related subpoena or warrant.

Health-facility transfer and discharge appeals expand

People affected by covered health-facility transfer or discharge notices can now appeal those notices. This adds to appeals involving covered ratings, citations, and penalties. An impartial officer appointed by the Department of Law’s Office of Administrative Hearings hears and decides the appeal.

Administrative hearing complaint clearinghouse requirement ends

The law ends the requirement for a clearinghouse handling complaints about Kentucky’s administrative hearing process. That process required complaints to be sent to the agency involved. It also required tracking and reporting how the agency resolved each complaint.

Ambulance complaints no longer guarantee hearings

The health cabinet must investigate qualifying complaints about licensed ambulance services transferred by the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services. It must hold a hearing only when it decides one is needed. Previously, these transferred complaints required both an investigation and a hearing.

Health-project hearing requests face shorter deadline

People affected by a certificate-of-need review must request a public hearing within 15 days after the review begins. They can no longer request one at any time during the review.

Public-health appeals to Cabinet secretary end

The law removes the health and family services secretary’s duty to hear appeals under the affected public-health laws. Previously, an affected party could request that appeal in writing within 30 days. This provision does not identify a replacement appeal process.

Attorney General takes over child-support duties

The Attorney General and Department of Law’s child-support agency take over specified child-support and paternity duties from the health cabinet. These include bringing cases, handling genetic testing, deciding good cause for missed support-notice disputes, and appealing qualifying orders. Attorney General designees receive tobacco-settlement awardee lists and may access sealed case identifiers. When the office knows of a qualifying transfer and initial evidence establishes a case, it must seek reversal or settlement. Beginning July 1, 2025, the office may publish lists under uniform standards set by the child-support agency. Lists may include parents owing at least six months’ support or failing to obey related subpoenas or warrants after proper notice.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Jason Howell
Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

Donald Douglas
Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 126 • No: 2

House vote • 3/14/2025

3rd reading, passed

Yes: 88 • No: 2

Senate vote • 3/5/2025