Kentucky - Session 26RS
Title: AN ACT relating to labor standards.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require every employer to establish a workplace policy that provides employees the right to disconnect from communications from the employer during nonworking hours; provide exceptions; amend KRS 337.990 to provide a penalty for violation of the lunch period requirements in KRS 337.355 and for violation by an employer of a right to disconnect workplace policy.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-21 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-21 | Latest Action | 01/21/26: to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 164 | AN ACT relating to coverage for hearing aids and related services. | enacted |
| HB 266 | AN ACT relating to healthcare credentials eligible for the Kentucky healthcare workforce investment fund. | enacted |
| HB 562 | AN ACT relating to alternative high school diplomas. | enacted |
| HB 757 | AN ACT relating to revenue measures and declaring an emergency. | enrolled |
| HB 169 | AN ACT relating to coverage for feeding or eating disorders. | enrolled |
| HB 490 | AN ACT relating to employment at public postsecondary education institutions and declaring an emergency. | enrolled |
| HB 5 | AN ACT relating to prison educational programs. | enrolled |
| HB 500 | AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities. | enrolled |