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HB648

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AN ACT relating to liability shield products and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 217 to define terms; require a manufacturer of a liability shield product to subject the product to a placebo-controlled study before it is manufactured, marketed, distributed, or administered in Kentucky; establish requirements for the placebo-controlled study; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to monitor and track adverse outcomes of liability shield products; require manufacturers of liability shield products to submit documentation to the cabinet of the…

Introduced: February 18, 2025

Last action: February 26, 2025

To Health Services (H)
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This bill would require manufacturers of certain products classified as "liability shield products" to conduct placebo-controlled studies before those products can be made, marketed, distributed, or administered in Kentucky. It would also require the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services to monitor and track harmful outcomes related to these products, and it would give individuals the right to refuse them. The Attorney General and private citizens could take legal action for violations or injuries…

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Legislative History

Feb 18, 2025 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 18, 2025 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 26, 2025 · House
To Health Services (H)

Primary Sponsor

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Savannah Maddox

Representative · House District 061

Primary sponsor
Savannah.Maddox@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (1)

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T.J. Roberts

Representative · House District 066

Co-sponsor
tj.roberts@kylegislature.gov

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