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2026 Regular Session

SB223

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AN ACT relating to the regulation of cannabis-infused beverages.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 243 to allow the holder of a cannabis-infused beverage retail package license and a cannabis-infused beverage distributor's license to sell and serve cannabis-infused beverages at bars, restaurants, fairs, and festivals; allow the holder of a cannabis-infused beverage manufacturer license approved by the Department for Public Health to sell and serve cannabis-infused beverages at fairs and festivals; limit the sampling size of cannabis-infused beverages to 12 ounces per person, per…

Introduced: February 23, 2026

Last action: March 20, 2026

To Committee On Committees (H)
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This bill expands where and how cannabis-infused beverages can be sold and served in Kentucky, adding bars, restaurants, fairs, and festivals to the list of permitted venues. It also creates a new type of beverage license, sets a daily sampling limit of 12 ounces per person, establishes labeling rules for shipped packages, and defines what counts as an open cannabis-infused beverage container. Because it is filed as an emergency measure, it would take effect immediately…

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Legislative History

Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
To Licensing & Occupations (S)
Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar With Committee Substitute (1)
Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Floor Amendment (1) Filed To Committee Substitute (clerical)
Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Thursday, March 19 2026 (clerical)
Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Passed Over And Retained In The Orders Of The Day (clerical)
Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Passed 25-11 With Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (3) And Floor Amendment (2-Title)
Yea: 25
Nay: 11
Absent: 2
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Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Stephen Meredith
Stephen Meredith

Senator · Senate District 05

Primary sponsor
Stephen.Meredith@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (2)

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Jimmy Higdon

Senator · Senate District 14

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Jimmy.Higdon@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Craig Richardson
Craig Richardson

Senator · Senate District 03

Co-sponsor
craig.richardson@kylegislature.gov

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