Kentucky Senate Bill 239
Session 2024RS
AN ACT relating to the recruitment and retention of medical professionals and declaring an emergency.
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 21, 2024
Sponsors
3 Sponsors
Donald Douglas
Stephen Meredith
Lindsey Tichenor
First Action
Feb 21, 2024
Latest Action
Mar 22, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
239
State
Kentucky
Session
2024RS
checkPassed on March 21, 2024
Motion Text
PASS SB 239 W/ scs1
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Didn't Vote
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Didn't Vote
Yes
Meredith
Yes
Nemes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Smith
Yes
Yes
Thomas
No
Williams
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Summary
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to ensure federal law relating to emergency medical treatment and the collection of evidence is not overridden; define terms; prohibit discrimination against medical care providers who decline to perform procedures that violate their conscience; grant providers the right not to participate in or pay for services that violate their conscience; exempt providers from liability for exercising these rights; prohibit the State Board of Medical Licensure from reprimanding medical practitioners and require the board to provide complaints it has received to medical practitioners; establish a civil cause of action for persons injured by violations; provide that the Act may be cited as the Healthcare Heroes Recruitment and Retention Act; EMERGENCY.
Proposed Senate Committee Substitute 1
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03/22/2024
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
03/22/2024
House
received in House
03/21/2024
Senate
3rd reading, passed 29-7 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/21/2024
Senate
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 21, 2024
03/13/2024
Senate
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
03/12/2024
Senate
returned to Health Services (S)
03/12/2024
Senate
2nd reading
03/12/2024
Senate
taken from Health Services (S)
03/11/2024
Senate
returned to Health Services (S)
03/11/2024
Senate
1st reading
03/11/2024
Senate
taken from Health Services (S)
02/26/2024
Senate
to Health Services (S)
02/21/2024
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
02/21/2024
Senate
introduced in Senate
Sources
KY Legislature
Record Created
Feb 22, 2024 12:49:13 AM
Record Updated
Apr 16, 2024 7:15:57 AM