AN ACT relating to civil rights.

Create a new section of KRS 344.010 to 344.025 to define terms; set standards for determinations of impairments; amend KRS 344.010 to define "major life activities," "regarded as having such an impairment," and "transitory impairment"; amend KRS 344.020 to provide for execution of the policies embodied in the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008; amend KRS 344.030 to provide that "qualified individual with a disability" is to be interpreted consistently with the Americans…

Introduced: January 22, 2026

Last action: March 12, 2026

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This bill updates Kentucky's civil rights law to more closely match federal disability rights standards from 2008, expanding how disabilities are defined and who qualifies for protections. It also significantly changes how discrimination complaints are handled, removing the Kentucky Human Rights Commission's power to hold hearings and decide employment and public accommodations cases, and instead directing people to file civil lawsuits in court. Under the new process, individuals could go directly to court without first…

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