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Representative Matt Cook, sponsor of the House measure, said the bill's first part allows a retailer to sell limited quantities of packaged alcohol to a restaurant to be served on site in specific circumstances. \"We actually had a restaurant in Bourbon County ... both busloads wanted to drink Yuengling beer,\" Cook said as an example. The committee substitute sets quantity limits presenters described as 9 liters of distilled spirits, 9 liters of wine, and three cases of malt beverages per reporting period, and requires quarterly reporting. Presenters said these sales still must move through the three-tier system and that the change is intended to avoid turning away customers without altering core wholesaler-retailer responsibilities.

The bill's second part creates a temporary auctioneer license said to cost $100 and be valid for 30 days, allowing auctioneers to sell alcoholic beverages in their original retail packaging at estate or specialty auctions. Joe Gribbons of the Kentucky Auctioneers Association described demand for estate and collectible bourbon auctions and said the temporary license would facilitate those sales. In response to a committee question, Gribbons said sales tax is expected to be collected on auction sales unless otherwise directed by the Revenue Cabinet.

The third component extends certain sales opportunities to holders of quota bar licenses so they may participate in \"barrel pick\" sales similarly to restaurants, a change sponsor Matt Cook described as leveling the playing field for small bars. Senator Nunn noted a qualified historic license holder would not benefit from the change in his case because of specific historic-license restrictions.

The committee also discussed charitable and nonprofit auctions: presenters confirmed nonprofit groups that auction alcoholic beverages must obtain the required permit, which committee members said is not a change from existing law. Senator Higdon urged consideration of additional guardrails to encourage local purchasing at the county level for fundraising events.

The measure was moved and seconded, considered as amended by the Senate committee substitute, and advanced by roll call. The chair announced, \"House Bill 6 18 passes out with favorable expression.\"","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations (3-27-25)","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations voted to report House Bill 618 with a favorable recommendation on March 27, 2025.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature KY, Kentucky","taxId",77680,"location","Kentucky","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6621964,"Senate committee advances licensing cleanup for physical therapy (House Bill 255)",614,41000,655000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2793755-04c8e2d42e5111e7ead9f2f8fc49d7a2&start=41&end=655","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2793755-04c8e2d42e5111e7ead9f2f8fc49d7a2/thumbnail_41000.jpg","/articles/6621964/Kentucky/Senate-committee-advances-licensing-cleanup-for-physical-therapy-House-Bill-255","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6621964-059e51297836795115a3ad8c6aaa5344/orig.mp4?Expires=1775395028&Signature=CKGwDrYYlHRtsV36eLQ7E3-PGmrQWaqxq8xEfhXwdC59j1r-Mmm7NVCOzoiaM~J3ZXtmMeQD4yeo4oIweR2xj7ofYwq-r2ItrP4Bo90n9eblUygo74ygP75GG79DeAMtvw1AP~JHUJuW~34pYEzvvSP2QesTiFahlL8nz4F2lXGsDokiX2-RTGy8oN6DGlEcDiYQl0x9K6s2LtbrNylH5~gFCNW1CRHkfdaD8N8mrAMG3H1p0rnV6NWqCvHplRT5k~lniFu1-q3etx00W~GN5uZKHybWKjxKGaBY5VbQLkKJ9onUriJDxq4mAK3FDX18Mer2Gh6yOlMnTnndX3UB-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House Bill 255, a cleanup of Kentucky's physical therapy statutes, passed out of the Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations with a favorable recommendation on March 27, 2025.

The bill updates statutory language that presenters said dates to 1958, aligns regulatory and statutory terminology, clarifies disciplinary provisions, and creates explicit authority for the Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy to carry out administrative tasks such as purchasing liability insurance. Representative Amy Neighbors (sponsor) and Steven Curley, executive director of the Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy, told the committee the measure does not change the scope of practice for physical therapists.

Supporters said the measure is primarily a modernization and readability effort. \"This bill will update the statutes governing the Commonwealth of Kentucky's physical therapy board,\" Representative Amy Neighbors said. Steven Curley told the committee the board has worked on revisions for more than 15 years alongside the American Physical Therapy Association's Kentucky chapter to \"streamline language\" and remove outdated phrases such as \"lewd and immoral conduct.\" Curley said some items already exist in regulation and the bill moves them into statute for clarity.

Key provisions described to the committee include changing the statutory designation of some practitioner categories from \"certified\" to \"licensed\" to reflect current practice, creating explicit statutory authority for the board to purchase liability insurance and carry out other administrative functions, and moving caps for fines and application fee ceilings into regulation without changing current fee amounts. \"It is not updating any of our application fees,\" Curley said; \"We haven't changed fees in about 10 years.\" The bill also renames a \"temporary permit\" to a \"provisional license,\" language supporters said is intended to address insurer reluctance to reimburse for services rendered under a permit label while preserving the existing requirements and operation.

The committee also heard provisions aimed at internationally trained physical therapists. Curley said the bill would allow the board discretion to waive parts of Kentucky's supervised-practice requirements for applicants who have practiced in other U.S. states for an extended period without disciplinary actions. \"If you've been practicing in Indiana for the last 10 years with no issues, that's less of a necessity,\" Curley said, while noting the board may still require supervised practice when appropriate.

Committee members pressed for limits and assurances. Senator McDaniel asked whether the bill \"add[s] additional training requirements\" or \"reduce[s] the amount of training required,\" and Curley replied, \"No.\" McDaniel also asked whether the bill would affect Medicaid; Curley said it would not. Senators Berg and Howe asked about the comparability of out-of-state supervised practice; Curley said Kentucky would accept an out-of-state supervised practice only if the other state's requirements were \"equal or more stringent\" and that the existing supervised-practice statute (three to six months with required reporting) remains in place.

The committee moved the bill by voice vote and then completed a roll call. The committee chair announced, \"House Bill 255 passes out with favorable expression.\"

Votes at a glance: committee reported House Bill 255 with a favorable recommendation (vote recorded as unanimous in the committee proceeding).","The Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations voted to report House Bill 255 with a favorable recommendation. Sponsors said the bill modernizes an allegedly 1958-era physical therapy statute, aligns terminology, and gives the Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy limited new authorities without changing scope of practice.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee approves House Bill 618 to allow limited retail-to-restaurant transfers, temporary auction licenses and parity for some bars

Senate committee advances licensing cleanup for physical therapy (House Bill 255)