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HB 486 KY
Passed One Chamber

AN ACT relating to the mental health of first responders.

KY · session 2026RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 23, 2026

Latest action (Feb 26, 2026) to Committee on Committees (S)

Summary

Amend KRS 95A.292 to allow rescue squad members to participate in the Alan "Chip" Terry Professional Development and Wellness Program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 39F to direct the Division of Emergency Management and the Kentucky Fire Commission to enter into an agreement to ensure that rescue squad members have access to the program; provide that the Act may be cited as Gavin's Rights.

Sponsors (25)

Action history (9)

  1. Jan 23, 2026 introduced in House · lower
  2. Jan 23, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Feb 2, 2026 to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) · lower
  4. Feb 17, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · lower
  5. Feb 18, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
  6. Feb 24, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 25 2026 · lower
  7. Feb 25, 2026 3rd reading, passed 95-0 · lower
  8. Feb 26, 2026 received in Senate · upper
  9. Feb 26, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
Subjects
Boards And CommissionsFirefighters And Fire DepartmentsMental HealthMilitary Affairs And Civil DefensePublic SafetyShort Titles And Popular Names

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