HB 508 KY

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 40 to limit the compensation for advising or assisting with veterans' benefits; prohibit persons seeking compensation for advising, assisting, or consulting on a veterans' benefits matter from utilizing international call or data centers, directly or aggressively soliciting business, gaining access to personal medical, financial, or benefits log-in or password information, charging interest, and utilizing a doctor with whom they have an employment or business relationship; limit the fee for representation; require any person receiving compensation for assisting on a veterans' benefits matter to report to the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs (KDVA) annually; allow KDVA to promulgate form for the report and display it on their website; establish that violators constitute a violation of the Consumer Protection Act; provide that attorneys and law firms seeking to receive compensation for advising, assisting, or consulting any individual with any veterans' benefits matter shall be governed federal regulations.

• M. Koch Republican · primary
• S. Bratcher Republican · primary
• K. Fleming Republican · primary
• C. Freeland Republican · primary
• D. Grossberg Democratic · primary
• C. Massaroni Republican · primary
• B. McCool Republican · primary
• S. Miles Republican · primary
• S. Sharp Republican · primary
• P. Stevenson Democratic · primary
• W. Thomas Republican · primary
• B. Wesley Republican · primary

1. Jan 28, 2026 introduced in House · lower
2. Jan 28, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Feb 4, 2026 to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) · lower
4. Feb 10, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · lower
5. Feb 11, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
6. Feb 11, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026 · lower
7. Feb 12, 2026 3rd reading, passed 93-0 · lower
8. Feb 13, 2026 received in Senate · upper
9. Feb 13, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
10. Apr 1, 2026 taken from Committee on Committees (S) · upper
11. Apr 1, 2026 1st reading · lower
12. Apr 1, 2026 returned to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
13. Apr 14, 2026 taken from Committee on Committees (S) · upper
14. Apr 14, 2026 2nd reading · lower
15. Apr 14, 2026 returned to Committee on Committees (S) · upper