# Kentucky SB 90: AN ACT relating to behavioral health. Kentucky SB 90, AN ACT relating to behavioral health., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brandon J. Storm (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 122)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB90-2026RS - 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 90 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to behavioral health. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-06 - Last action: 2026-04-13, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 122) - Sponsor: Brandon J. Storm (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Corrections Impact, Advisory Boards, Commissions, And Committees, Attorney, Commonwealth's, Attorney, County, Courts, Crimes And Punishments, Criminal Procedure, Funds, Mental Health, Opioids, Public Advocate, Sunset Legislation, Workforce - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (169 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Diversion to treatment in select counties: benefit, medium. Up to 20 counties, chosen by the Chief Justice, run a treatment track that can dismiss charges. The pilot starts January 1, 2023, and runs through January 1, 2031. Eligible defendants in those counties can enter behavioral health treatment instead of traditional prosecution. Counties must offer med… - Funding and oversight for treatment pilot: benefit, medium. The pilot is funded with $10.5 million each fiscal year from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2026. The department shall reimburse the courts up to $500,000 a year for admin costs, and unspent money after FY2025–2026 carries forward. Providers must report: an initial report within 14 days of treatmen… - Outside care covered for state patients: mixed, medium. If you are admitted to a state mental health facility, the Cabinet pays for emergency and other medically required care done outside the facility. Elective procedures and elective surgery are not covered. If a third‑party payer does not cover the bill, the Cabinet’s payment counts when the state fi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brandon J. Storm (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Danny Carroll (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matthew Deneen (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | passed | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2026-03-31 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 37 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-04-13: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 122) - 2026-04-01: delivered to Governor - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2026-04-01: posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2026-04-01: passed 36-0 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-31: 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2026-03-27: placed in the Orders of the Day (House) - 2026-03-27: taken from Rules (House) - 2026-03-27: reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2026-03-25: returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (House) - 2026-03-25: 2nd reading (House) - 2026-03-25: taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H) (House) - 2026-03-13: returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (House) - 2026-03-13: 1st reading (House) - 2026-03-13: taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H) (House) - 2026-03-06: to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (House) - 2026-01-23: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-01-23: received in House (House) - 2026-01-22: 3rd reading, passed 37-0 (Senate) - 2026-01-20: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 22, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-01-16: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2026-01-15: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-14: to Judiciary (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-06: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-06: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb90/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb90/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 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. (signed) - HB 826: AN ACT relating to education. (signed) - HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb90/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb90/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 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) - [HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB727-2026RS) - [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-SB90-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).