AN ACT relating to controlled substances.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to establish the criminal offense of unlawful possession of a controlled substance on hospital property as a Class D felony unless a higher penalty applies; require hospitals to display signs regarding unlawful possession; amend KRS 218A.1415 to change the name of the crime of possession of a controlled substance to unlawful possession of a controlled substance; remove controlled substance analogues, methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine, gamma hydroxybutric…

Introduced: February 19, 2026

Last action: February 26, 2026

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This bill creates a new criminal offense for possessing controlled substances on hospital property, making it a Class D felony. It also reorganizes which specific drugs fall under first-degree versus second-degree unlawful possession charges, moving substances like methamphetamine, LSD, and PCP into the second-degree category. Hospitals would be required to post signs notifying people of this law. Who it may affect: patients, visitors, and staff at hospitals, as well as anyone charged with controlled substance possession offenses under Kentucky law.

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