# Kentucky SB 93: AN ACT relating to coverage for hearing loss.

Kentucky SB 93, AN ACT relating to coverage for hearing loss., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Karen Berg (Democrat); status failed, last action 2025-03-13 (2nd reading, to Rules); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky SB 93
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to coverage for hearing loss.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-03-13, 2nd reading, to Rules
- Sponsor: Karen Berg (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Actuarial Analysis, Education, Higher, State Agencies, State Employees, Medicaid, Administrative Regulations and Proceedings, Children and Minors, Health Benefit Plan Mandate, State Employee Health Plan Mandate, Local Mandate, Fiscal Note, Effective Dates, Delayed, Insurance, Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (38 yes, 0 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: Karen Berg (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Danny Carroll (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donald Douglas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: D. Yates
- Cosponsor: Gerald A. Neal (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stephen Meredith (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 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)
- 2025-03-06: to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-03-06: received in House (House)
- 2025-03-05: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 05, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: reassigned to Health Services (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: to Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: introduced in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb93/bill.pdf)
- Introduced, 2024-08-13: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb93/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/sb93/bill.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb93/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-SB93-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).