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AN ACT relating to the use of pharmaceuticals to intentionally terminate life.

Amend KRS 218A.100 to place an abortion-inducing drug in Schedule IV; amend KRS 218A.1413 to include an abortion-inducing drug in the offense of trafficking in a controlled substance in the second degree; amend KRS 218A.1415 to include an abortion-inducing drug in the offense of possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, except when in the possession of a pregnant woman for her own personal use; create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to establish the offense of importing an abortion-inducing drug amend KRS 216.302 to include providing any drug, medication, or other substance as a means of assisting another person to commit or attempt to commit suicide; increase the penalty from a Class D felony to a Class B felony when the act is done knowingly by force or duress and from a Class C to a Class B felony when a person knowingly or intentionally provides the physical means or participates in a physical act by which another person commits or attempts suicide; create a new section of KRS 216.300 to 216.308 to establish the offense of medically assisted aid in dying as a Class B felony; amend KRS 216.308 to provide for the revocation of a license upon a criminal conviction or plea of guilty of assisted suicide or medically assisted aid in dying; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to provide a civil cause of action for any person who sustains damages resulting from receiving an abortion-inducing drug; create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to require the distribution of specified information to any patient who a physician or other healthcare provider believes is experiencing a complication as a result of taking an abortion-inducing drug; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to make specified information available on its website.

Civil ActionsCrimes and PunishmentsDrugs and MedicinesHealth and Medical ServicesLicensingState AgenciesCorrections Impact

Introduced: February 13, 2026

Last action: February 23, 2026

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Feb 13, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 13, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 23, 2026 · House
To Judiciary (H)

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Nancy Tate

Representative · House District 027

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Nancy.Tate@kylegislature.gov
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T.J. Roberts

Representative · House District 066

Co-sponsor
tj.roberts@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Shane Baker
Shane Baker

Representative · House District 085

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Shane.Baker@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Kimberly Banta
Kimberly Banta

Representative · House District 063

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kim.banta@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Jennifer Henson Decker
Jennifer Henson Decker

Representative · House District 058

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Jennifer.Decker@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Steven Doan
Steven Doan

Representative · House District 069

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steven.doan@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Ryan Dotson
Ryan Dotson

Representative · House District 073

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Ryan.Dotson@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Daniel Fister
Daniel Fister

Representative · House District 056

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Daniel.Fister@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Deanna Frazier Gordon
Deanna Frazier Gordon

Representative · House District 081

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Deanna.Gordon@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of David Hale
David Hale

Representative · House District 074

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David.Hale@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of John Hodgson
John Hodgson

Representative · House District 036

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john.hodgson@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Thomas Huff
Thomas Huff

Representative · House District 049

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Thomas.Huff@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Kim King
Kim King

Representative · House District 055

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Kim.King@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Matt Lockett
Matt Lockett

Representative · House District 039

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Matt.Lockett@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Savannah Maddox
Savannah Maddox

Representative · House District 061

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Savannah.Maddox@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Candy Massaroni
Candy Massaroni

Representative · House District 050

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candy.massaroni@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Kimberly Moser
Kimberly Moser

Representative · House District 064

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Kimberly.Moser@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Jason Nemes
Jason Nemes

Representative · House District 033

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Jason.Nemes@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Marianne Proctor
Marianne Proctor

Representative · House District 060

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marianne.proctor@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Felicia Rabourn
Felicia Rabourn

Representative · House District 047

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Felicia.Rabourn@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Tom Smith
Tom Smith

Representative · House District 086

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Tom.Smith@kylegislature.gov