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Kentucky House passes package of bills on housing, health care, licensing and veterinary practice
Summary
On Feb. 6, 2026, the Kentucky House approved a bundle of bills addressing faith-based small-scale housing, professional licensure for CPAs, veteranshyperbaric treatment for PTSD, veterinary practice rules and public-health measures; a resolution designating Feb. 6 as National Wear Red Day was also adopted.
The Kentucky House of Representatives convened in Frankfort on Feb. 6, 2026, and approved a series of bills spanning housing, health care, licensing and veterinary practice.
Lawmakers voted to pass multiple measures on the floor, including House Bill 387 (membership of the Controlled Substance Prescribing Council), House Bill 333 (allowing limited faith-based affordable housing development), House Bill 45 (modernizing CPA licensure), House Bill 369 (adding post-traumatic stress disorder to conditions eligible for hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans), House Bill 50 (clarifications on removal of persons unlawfully occupying property), House Bill 388 (technical changes related to prescription drugs and e-prescribing), House Bill 385 (clarifying state responsibility for certain non-elective medical care at state mental health facilities) and House Bill 212 (authorizing licensed veterinary technicians to administer rabies vaccinations under direct veterinarian supervision). The House also adopted House Resolution 58 designating Feb. 6, 2026, as National Wear Red Day to raise awareness of heart disease and women's health.
Votes at a glance House Bill 387 (Controlled Substance Prescribing Council membership): passed (record in transcript shows 91 aye, 1 nay). House Bill 333 (faith-based small-scale housing, 24-unit cap, 15-year affordability restriction): passed (transcript shows 90 aye, 1 nay/abstention noted). House Bill 45 (CPA licensure modernization): passed (93 aye, 0 nay). House Bill 369 (veteran hyperbaric oxygen therapy; add PTSD): passed (93 aye, 0 nay). House Bill 50 (removal of persons unlawfully occupying real property): passed (92 aye, 0 nay). House Bill 388 (prescription drug cleanup; e-prescribing exemptions): passed (92 aye, 0 nay). House Bill 385 (state mental health facilities: financial responsibility clarifications): passed (91 aye, 0 nay). House Bill 212 (authorize LVTs to administer rabies vaccinations under supervision): passed (92 aye, 0 nay). House Resolution 58 (National Wear Red Day): adopted without objection.
Several of the bills were taken from the regular orders for immediate third reading, read by title and sponsor, and moved to passage. Some measures were presented with brief floor explanations by sponsors or members who had worked on the bills. The transcript records one abstention (the member from Shelby on HB 333) and otherwise shows unanimous or near-unanimous roll-call tallies for the items recorded. No further amendments or objections were recorded on the floor for the measures listed above.
What happens next Passed bills will proceed to enrolled status for transmission to the Senate or, if already concurred or originating in the House, toward enrollment and, where relevant, forwarding for the governors consideration. The House adjourned and will reconvene at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, 2026.
