HB 248 KY

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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216B to allow certain hospitals licensed under that chapter to establish hospital police departments; provide each hospital police officer with full general police powers, including the power to arrest, in performing his or her duties; specify the qualifications each officer shall have at the time of his or her employment; provide for the appointment or promotion to the ranks and grades of the department; prohibit persons from falsely representing themselves to be an officer; establish a citizen complaint and investigation process for complaints against an officer alleging misconduct.

• W. Williams Republican · primary
• B. Chester-Burton Democratic · primary

1. Jan 8, 2026 introduced in House · lower
2. Jan 8, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Jan 15, 2026 to Judiciary (H) · lower
4. Mar 3, 2026 reassigned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) · lower
5. Mar 10, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · lower
6. Mar 11, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
7. Mar 11, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026 · lower
8. Mar 13, 2026 3rd reading, passed 84-4 · lower
9. Mar 16, 2026 received in Senate · upper
10. Mar 16, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper