Kentucky 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HB 586 — AN ACT relating to health services for youths.

Last action — to Committee on Committees (S)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 06, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Amend KRS 156.502 to define "medication" and "sunscreen"; require local boards of education to adopt a policy authorizing students in kindergarten through grade 5 to carry and self administer sunscreen with parent permission and allow students in grades 6 to 12 to carry and self-administer sunscreen; require board policy to cover possession and use in various settings; amend KRS 194A.380 to define "sunscreen"; create a new section of KRS 194A.380 to 194A.383 to require youth camps to adopt a policy authorizing a child to carry and self-administer sunscreen.

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1311 AN ACT relating to health services for youths.
UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 586/GA AN ACT relating to health services for youths.
(c) A nonlicensed health technician that has the administration of health services in his or her contract or job description as a job responsibility and who is delegated responsibility to perform the health service by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or registered nurse and has been trained Page 1 of 7 BR131100.100 - 1311 - XXXX 3/3/2026 2:50 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1311 and approved in writing by the delegating physician or delegating nurse for delegable health services;
(c) A nonlicensed health technician that has the administration of health services in his or her contract or job description as a job responsibility and who is delegated responsibility to perform the health service by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or registered nurse and has been trained Page 1 of 7 HB058610.100 - 1311 - XXXX 3/3/2026 2:51 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 586/GA and approved in writing by the delegating physician or delegating nurse for delegable health services;
Page 2 of 7 BR131100.100 - 1311 - XXXX 3/3/2026 2:50 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1311 1.
Page 2 of 7 HB058610.100 - 1311 - XXXX 3/3/2026 2:51 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 586/GA 1.
Page 3 of 7 BR131100.100 - 1311 - XXXX 3/3/2026 2:50 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1311 (1) "Criminal offense against a minor" means a conviction or a plea of guilty to any of the following offenses if the victim is under the age of eighteen (18) at the time of the commission of the offense:
Page 3 of 7 HB058610.100 - 1311 - XXXX 3/3/2026 2:51 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 586/GA (1) "Criminal offense against a minor" means a conviction or a plea of guilty to any of the following offenses if the victim is under the age of eighteen (18) at the time of the commission of the offense:
Page 4 of 7 BR131100.100 - 1311 - XXXX 3/3/2026 2:50 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1311 (2) "Local government" means a city, county, consolidated local government, urban- county government, unified local government, or charter county government;
Page 4 of 7 HB058610.100 - 1311 - XXXX 3/3/2026 2:51 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 586/GA (2) "Local government" means a city, county, consolidated local government, urban- county government, unified local government, or charter county government;
Page 5 of 7 BR131100.100 - 1311 - XXXX 3/3/2026 2:50 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1311 (b) A contract employee or a self-employed individual whose employment directly involves the care or supervision of children or unsupervised access to children placed with a youth camp or camp or a local government youth day camp;
Page 5 of 7 HB058610.100 - 1311 - XXXX 3/3/2026 2:51 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 586/GA (b) A contract employee or a self-employed individual whose employment directly involves the care or supervision of children or unsupervised access to children placed with a youth camp or camp or a local government youth day camp;
Each youth camp shall adopt a policy authorizing a child to carry and self-administer Page 6 of 7 BR131100.100 - 1311 - XXXX 3/3/2026 2:50 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1311 child-provided or parent-provided sunscreen while attending such camp.
Each youth camp shall adopt a policy authorizing a child to carry and self-administer Page 6 of 7 HB058610.100 - 1311 - XXXX 3/3/2026 2:51 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 586/GA child-provided or parent-provided sunscreen while attending such camp.
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How this bill changes current law

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Compared against the Kentucky Revised Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill expands the definitions of health services in schools to include specific provisions for the possession and self-application of sunscreen by students.

  • KRS 156.502

    does not include first aid or emergency procedures; and → does not include first aid or emergency procedures;

    Clarifies that sunscreen is not classified as first aid or emergency procedures.

  • KRS 156.502

    1. Means both prescription drugs and nonprescription drugs defined in KRS 315.010; and 2. Does not include sunscreen;

    Further specifies the definition of medication to explicitly exclude sunscreen.

  • KRS 156.502

    2. A grade six (6) to twelve (12) student to: a. Possess and self-apply sunscreen; and b. May not require written permission of the parent or guardian;

    Allows middle and high school students to self-apply sunscreen without parental permission.

  • KRS 156.502

    Each local board of education shall adopt a policy authorizing: 1. A kindergarten to grade five (5) student to: a. Possess sunscreen; and b. Self-apply sunscreen with written permission of the parent or guardian;

    Mandates that elementary students can possess and self-apply sunscreen with parental consent.

  • KRS 194A.380

    Sunscreen shall not be considered a prescription drug or a nonprescription drug defined in KRS 315.010 and shall not require a prescription or order for possession or self-application by a child;

    Establishes that sunscreen is not classified as a drug in certain legal contexts, simplifying its use in youth camps.

  • KRS 194A.380

    Each youth camp shall adopt a policy authorizing a child to carry and self-administer child-provided or parent-provided sunscreen while attending such camp.

    Requires youth camps to allow children to carry and apply sunscreen, promoting health and safety.

Action History

  1. to Committee on Committees (S)

  2. received in Senate

  3. 3rd reading, passed 94-3

  4. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 03 2026

  5. 2nd reading, to Rules

  6. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

  7. to Primary and Secondary Education (H)

  8. to Committee on Committees (H)

  9. introduced in House

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (137)

137 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Pass

Passed 94 Yea · 3 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 19001
Republican 74302
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 94303
% of votes cast 94%3%0%3%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Lewis C — Yea
Adam Moore Democrat Yea
Adrielle Camuel Democrat Yea
Al Gentry Democrat Yea
Anne Gay Donworth Democrat Yea
Ashley Tackett Laferty Democrat Yea
Beverly Chester-Burton Democrat Yea
Chad Aull Democrat Yea
Daniel Grossberg Democrat Yea
Erika Hancock Democrat Yea
George Brown Jr. Democrat Not Voting
Joshua Watkins Democrat Yea
Lindsey Burke Democrat Yea
Lisa Willner Democrat Yea
Mary Lou Marzian Democrat Yea
Matthew Lehman Democrat Yea
Nima Kulkarni Democrat Yea
Pamela Stevenson Democrat Yea
Rachel Roarx Democrat Yea
Sarah Stalker Democrat Yea
Tina Bojanowski Democrat Yea
Aaron Thompson Republican Yea
Adam Bowling Republican Yea
Amy Neighbors Republican Yea
Bill Wesley Republican Yea
Bobby McCool Republican Not Voting
Candy Massaroni Republican Yea
Chris Freeland Republican Yea
Chris Fugate Republican Yea
DJ Johnson Republican Yea
Daniel Elliott Republican Yea
Daniel Fister Republican Yea
David Hale Republican Yea
David Meade Republican Yea
David W. Osborne Republican Yea
Deanna Gordon Republican Yea
Derek Lewis Republican Yea
Emily Callaway Republican Yea
Felicia Rabourn Republican Yea
J.T. Payne Republican Yea
James Tipton Republican Yea
Jared Bauman Republican Yea
Jason Nemes Republican Yea
Jason Petrie Republican Yea
Jennifer Decker Republican Yea
Jim Gooch Jr. Republican Yea
John Blanton Republican Yea
John Hodgson Republican Yea
Josh Branscum Republican Yea
Josh Bray Republican Nay
Josh Calloway Republican Yea
Ken Fleming Republican Yea
Ken Upchurch Republican Yea
Kevin Jackson Republican Yea
Kim Banta Republican Yea
Kim Holloway Republican Yea
Kim King Republican Yea
Kimberly Poore Moser Republican Yea
Marianne Proctor Republican Yea
Mark Hart Republican Yea
Mary Beth Imes Republican Yea
Matt Lockett Republican Yea
Matthew Koch Republican Yea
Michael Meredith Republican Yea
Michael Sarge Pollock Republican Yea
Mike Clines Republican Yea
Mitch Whitaker Republican Yea
Myron Dossett Republican Yea
Nancy Tate Republican Yea
Nick Wilson Republican Yea
Patrick Flannery Republican Yea
Peyton Griffee Republican Yea
Randy Bridges Republican Yea
Rebecca Raymer Republican Yea
Richard White Republican Yea
Robert Duvall Republican Yea
Ryan Bivens Republican Yea
Ryan Dotson Republican Yea
Samara Heavrin Republican Yea
Savannah Maddox Republican Yea
Scott Lewis Republican Yea
Scott Sharp Republican Yea
Shane Baker Republican Nay
Shawn McPherson Republican Yea
Stephanie Dietz Republican Yea
Steve Bratcher Republican Yea
Steve Riley Republican Yea
Steven Doan Republican Not Voting
Steven Rudy Republican Yea
Susan Witten Republican Yea
Suzanne Miles Republican Nay
T.J. Roberts Republican Yea
Thomas Huff Republican Yea
Timmy Truett Republican Yea
Tom Smith Republican Yea
Tony Hampton Republican Yea
Vanessa Grossl Republican Yea
Wade Williams Republican Yea
Walker Thomas Republican Yea
William Lawrence Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 586 do?
Amend KRS 156.502 to define "medication" and "sunscreen"; require local boards of education to adopt a policy authorizing students in kindergarten through grade 5 to carry and self administer sunscreen with parent permission and allow students in grades 6 to 12 to carry and self-administer sunscreen; require board policy to cover possession and use in various settings; amend KRS 194A.380 to define "sunscreen"; create a new section of KRS 194A.380 to 194A.383 to require youth camps to adopt a policy authorizing a child to carry and self-administer sunscreen.
Who sponsors HB 586?
HB 586 is sponsored by Mike Clines (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 586?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 06, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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