Introduced February 3, 2026
HB549
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define "pregnancy resource center"; require pregnancy resource centers to be licensed; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to establish licensure standards for pregnancy resource centers; provide that operation or advertisement of a pregnancy resource center without a license is a Class A misdemeanor; provide that a pregnancy resource center's or health care provider's liability is neither limited nor expanded by the licensure requirement; amend KRS 216B.990 to establish penalties for violations by pregnancy resource centers.
Plain-language summary
This bill would create a new licensing requirement for pregnancy resource centers in Kentucky, requiring them to register with the state and meet standards set by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Operating or advertising one of these centers without a license would be a Class A misdemeanor under the bill. Who it may affect: operators of pregnancy resource centers, women seeking services at these centers, and health care providers working within them.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Sarah Stalker
Representative · House District 034
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