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HB 680 KY
Introduced

AN ACT relating to controlled substances.

KY · session 2026RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Feb 19, 2026

Latest action (Feb 26, 2026) to Judiciary (H)

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to establish the criminal offense of unlawful possession of a controlled substance on hospital property as a Class D felony unless a higher penalty applies; require hospitals to display signs regarding unlawful possession; amend KRS 218A.1415 to change the name of the crime of possession of a controlled substance to unlawful possession of a controlled substance; remove controlled substance analogues, methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine, gamma hydroxybutric acid, and flunitrazepam from unlawful possession of a controlled substance in the first degree; establish possession of a controlled substance on hospital property as a Class D felony unless a higher penalty applies; amend KRS 218A.1416 to add controlled substance analogues, methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine, gamma hydroxybutyric acid, and flunitrazepam to unlawful possession of a controlled substance in the second degree; amend KRS 218A.133, 218A.1417, 218A.202, 218A.205, 218A.275, and 218A.500 to conform.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (3)

  1. Feb 19, 2026 introduced in House · lower
  2. Feb 19, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Feb 26, 2026 to Judiciary (H) · lower
Subjects
Corrections ImpactCrimes And PunishmentsCriminal ProcedureDrugs And MedicinesHealth And Medical Services

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