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HB 573 — AN ACT relating to healthcare workers and declaring an emergency.
Last action — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 226)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2022. Enacted.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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6 sponsors
6 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Healthcare Worker Loan Relief Program for qualifying healthcare workers; establish the guidelines for operating the program; create the healthcare worker loan relief fund; APPROPRIATION.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
79 added · 104 removed79 line(s) added, 104 removed.
UNOFFICIALCHAPTER COPY226 221 RSCHAPTER 226 ( HB 573/EN573 ) AN ACT relating to healthcare workers and declaring an emergency.
Page 1 of 4 HB057320.100 - 1640 - XXXX Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 573/EN (e) The conditions under which admitted healthcare workers shall receive awards;
(f) To the extent that funding is available, the process for determining award amounts, which shall include the tiering of award amounts based on provider type, student loan amounts, and other factors, except that the policy shall not require a dollardollar-for-dollar for dollar match component from admitted healthcare workers' employers;
Page 2 of 4 HB057320.100 - 1640 - XXXX Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 573/EN (3) The Center of Excellence in Rural Health shall:
Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (a) Support a site-based director, core faculty, and staff;
Page 3 of 4 HB057320.100 - 1640 - XXXX Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 573/EN (5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the study of rural health policies, workforce analyses, or the training of health professionals in or for rural or medically underserved areas by other state universities.
PageSigned 4by ofGovernor 4April HB057320.10020, -2022. 1640 - XXXX Engrossed
Action History
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signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 226)
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delivered to Governor
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enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
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enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
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passed 90-2
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House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
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posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
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taken from Rules
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to Rules (H)
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received in House
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passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
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Floor Amendments (1) and (2-title) withdrawn
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3rd reading
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posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, April 14, 2022
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floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (4-title) filed to bill
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reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) as a consent bill
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floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
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returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
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2nd reading
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taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
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returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
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1st reading
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taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
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to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
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to Committee on Committees (S)
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received in Senate
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3rd reading, passed 91-3 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
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posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
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recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
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2nd reading, to Rules
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reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
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to Health & Family Services (H)
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to Committee on Committees (H)
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introduced in House
Sponsors
- Kimberly Poore Moser · Primary
- Kim Banta · Primary
- Kim King · Primary
- M. Prunty · Primary
- Ken Fleming · Primary
- Deanna Gordon · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →6 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (6)
- Kimberly Poore Moser Republican
- Kim Banta Republican
- Kim King Republican
- M. Prunty
- Ken Fleming Republican
- Deanna Gordon Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (132)
132 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 132 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (36)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alvarado | — | Yea |
| Parrett | — | Yea |
| Thomas | — | Yea |
| Hornback | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Schickel | — | Yea |
| Schroder | — | Yea |
| Castlen | — | Yea |
| McGarvey | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Westerfield | — | Yea |
| Meredith | — | Yea |
| Southworth | — | Yea |
| Nemes | — | Yea |
| Thayer | — | Yea |
| Yates | — | Yea |
| Harper Angel | — | Yea |
| Gerald A. Neal | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Berg | Democrat | Yea |
| Brandon J. Storm | Republican | Yea |
| Christian McDaniel | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Carroll | Republican | Yea |
| David P. Givens | Republican | Yea |
| Donald Douglas | Republican | Yea |
| Jared Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Howell | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Higdon | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Raque Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Max Wise | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Girdler | Republican | Yea |
| Robby Mills | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Stivers | Republican | Yea |
| Robin L. Webb | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen West | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 48 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 90 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 2% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (97)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Santoro | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Bechler | — | Yea |
| Jenkins | — | Yea |
| Bentley | — | Yea |
| Minter | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Nemes | — | Yea |
| Palumbo | — | Yea |
| Thomas | — | Yea |
| Timoney | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Pratt | — | Yea |
| Prunty | — | Yea |
| Cantrell | — | Yea |
| Massey | — | Yea |
| Raymond | — | Yea |
| Hatton | — | Yea |
| Webber | — | Yea |
| Dixon | — | Yea |
| Heath | — | Yea |
| McCoy | — | Yea |
| Donohue | — | Yea |
| Westrom | — | Yea |
| Rowland | — | Yea |
| Wheatley | — | Yea |
| DuPlessis | — | Yea |
| Meredith | — | Yea |
| Burch | — | Not Voting |
| Koenig | — | Not Voting |
| Sheldon | — | Not Voting |
| Huff R | — | Yea |
| Kirk McCormick | — | Yea |
| Miller C | — | Yea |
| Miller J | — | Yea |
| Stevenson C | — | Yea |
| Al Gentry | Democrat | Yea |
| Ashley Tackett Laferty | Democrat | Yea |
| George Brown Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Keturah J. Herron | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Willner | Democrat | Yea |
| Nima Kulkarni | Democrat | Yea |
| Pamela Stevenson | Democrat | Yea |
| Tina Bojanowski | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Bowling | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Wesley | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby McCool | 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 |
| Felicia Rabourn | Republican | Nay |
| James Tipton | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Petrie | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Decker | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Gooch Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| John Blanton | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Branscum | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Fleming | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Upchurch | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Banta | Republican | Yea |
| Kim King | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Poore Moser | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hart | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Beth Imes | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lockett | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Sarge Pollock | Republican | Yea |
| Myron Dossett | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Tate | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Flannery | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Bridges | Republican | Yea |
| Richard White | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ryan Dotson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Samara Heavrin | Republican | Yea |
| Savannah Maddox | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Sharp | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn McPherson | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bratcher | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Riley | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Rudy | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Miles | Republican | Yea |
| T.J. Roberts | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Huff | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Truett | Republican | Yea |
| William Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 49 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 33 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 91 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 3% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (99)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Jenkins | — | Yea |
| Santoro | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Bentley | — | Yea |
| Minter | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Flood | — | Yea |
| Koenig | — | Yea |
| Nemes | — | Yea |
| Palumbo | — | Yea |
| Thomas | — | Yea |
| Timoney | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Pratt | — | Yea |
| Prunty | — | Yea |
| Cantrell | — | Yea |
| Massey | — | Yea |
| Raymond | — | Yea |
| Hatton | — | Yea |
| Webber | — | Yea |
| Dixon | — | Yea |
| Heath | — | Yea |
| McCoy | — | Yea |
| Donohue | — | Yea |
| Westrom | — | Yea |
| Rowland | — | Yea |
| Wheatley | — | Yea |
| Meredith | — | Yea |
| Bechler | — | Nay |
| Burch | — | Not Voting |
| Sheldon | — | Not Voting |
| Huff R | — | Not Voting |
| Kirk McCormick | — | Yea |
| Miller C | — | Yea |
| Miller J | — | Yea |
| Stevenson C | — | Yea |
| Al Gentry | Democrat | Yea |
| Ashley Tackett Laferty | Democrat | Yea |
| George Brown Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Keturah J. Herron | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Willner | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Lou Marzian | Democrat | Yea |
| Nima Kulkarni | Democrat | Yea |
| Pamela Stevenson | Democrat | Yea |
| Tina Bojanowski | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Bowling | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Wesley | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby McCool | 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 |
| Felicia Rabourn | Republican | Nay |
| James Tipton | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Petrie | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Decker | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Gooch Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| John Blanton | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Branscum | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Calloway | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Fleming | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Upchurch | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Banta | Republican | Yea |
| Kim King | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Poore Moser | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hart | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Beth Imes | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lockett | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Sarge Pollock | Republican | Yea |
| Myron Dossett | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Tate | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Flannery | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Bridges | Republican | Yea |
| Richard White | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ryan Dotson | Republican | Yea |
| Samara Heavrin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Savannah Maddox | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Sharp | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn McPherson | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bratcher | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Riley | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Rudy | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Miles | Republican | Yea |
| T.J. Roberts | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Huff | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Truett | Republican | Yea |
| William Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 573 do?
- Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Healthcare Worker Loan Relief Program for qualifying healthcare workers; establish the guidelines for operating the program; create the healthcare worker loan relief fund; APPROPRIATION.
- Who sponsors HB 573?
- HB 573 is sponsored by Kimberly Poore Moser (Republican), Kim Banta (Republican), Kim King (Republican), M. Prunty, Ken Fleming (Republican), and Deanna Gordon (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 573?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2022. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 573?
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