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Last action · February 26, 2026

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Introduced February 19, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB680

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…

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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 existing drug possession laws by shifting certain substances, including methamphetamine, LSD, and PCP, from first-degree to second-degree unlawful possession charges. Hospitals would be required to post signs notifying people of the prohibition. Who it may affect: people who use or possess controlled substances, hospital patients and visitors, and hospital staff and administrators.

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