# Kentucky SB 27: AN ACT relating to health care. Kentucky SB 27, AN ACT relating to health care., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brandon J. Storm (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 85)) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB27-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 27 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to health care. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-03-25, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 85) - Sponsor: Brandon J. Storm (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Data Processing, Diseases, Health and Medical Services, Hospitals and Nursing Homes, Physicians and Practitioners, State Agencies, Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees, Administrative Regulations and Proceedings, Reports Mandated - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (157 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Facility medical rides face Medicaid payment limits: mixed, low. Hospitals and skilled nursing facilities running nonemergency ride services can transport residents who qualify, including by stretcher when needed. This includes newly admitted residents traveling from a hospital to a skilled nursing facility. The contracted transportation broker must first get a… - Parkinson’s registry adds reporting and privacy rights: mixed, low. The law creates Kentucky’s Parkinson’s Disease Research Registry to track Parkinson’s disease and related conditions called Parkinsonisms. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services runs it, pays administrative costs, and appoints an expert and patient advisory committee. Beginning January 1, 2026,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brandon J. Storm (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Craig Richardson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Danny Carroll (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matthew Deneen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rick Girdler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Robby Mills (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-14 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 87 | 0 | | | 2025-03-14 | Senate | passed | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 34 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-03-25: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 85) - 2025-03-14: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-14: passed 36-0 (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Senate concurred in House amendment Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1), and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1), Committee Substitute (1), and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-14: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-14: 3rd reading, passed 87-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1), and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-14: placed in the Orders of the Day (House) - 2025-03-14: taken from Rules (House) - 2025-03-13: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute (House) - 2025-03-13: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-03-12: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1), and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-11: to Health Services (H) (House) - 2025-03-04: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-04: received in House (House) - 2025-02-28: 3rd reading, passed 34-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-02-27: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 28, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-27: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-26: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-01-09: to Health Services (S) (Senate) - 2025-01-07: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-01-07: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb27/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2024-10-24: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb27/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/sb27/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb27/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) - [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-SB27-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).