Legislation

On March 13, 2025, the Kentucky Senate passed HB90 by a vote of 29 yes and 5 pass votes. This happened with additional language tacked on that is unrelated to birth centers. Kentucky Birth Coalition was not a part of the added language. All of the original birth center portion of the bill remains unchanged. To read the full bill with the added language, click here.  Shortly thereafter, the House of Representatives voted to concur with the changes made in the…

The 2024 Kentucky legislative session ended Sine Die on Monday, April 15. Below is a recap of how Kentucky Birth Coalition’s priority bills ended for the session. HB199 and SB103 were companion bills relating to freestanding birth centers. HB199 is the bill that saw movement this session making more progress than any previous piece of birth center legislation. HB199 was able to pass out of the House, but did not make it out of the Senate. It was assigned to…