Kentucky House of Representatives bill in Session 26RS.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 26, 2026.
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 acid, and flunitrazepam from unlawful possession of a controlled substance in the first degree; establish possession of a controlled substance on hospital property as a Class D felony unless a higher penalty applies; amend KRS 218A.1416 to add controlled substance analogues, methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine, gamma hydroxybutyric acid, and flunitrazepam to unlawful possession of a controlled substance in the second degree; amend KRS 218A.133, 218A.1417, 218A.202, 218A.205, 218A.275, and 218A.500 to conform.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-26 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-02-26 | Latest Action | 02/26/26: to Judiciary (H) |