Medical care for minorsBan▾
SB150, veto overridden. In force after a temporary block was overturned.
Kentucky Legislature (SB150)
MedicaidFederal funding ended (minors)▾
Medicaid doesn't pay for sex-change procedures at any age. A federal CMS rule ends federal Medicaid and CHIP money for puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery for minors.
42 C.F.R. 441.800–802, 457.476 (91 Fed. Reg. 52406)
State employeesCovers▾
State-employee health plans pay for sex-change procedures with taxpayer money.
Benefit Booklet Kentucky Employeesâ Health Plan â W31060 â 20260101 â Living Well CDHP PPO â W0CA (extranet.personnel.ky.gov)
SportsSex-based▾
Girls' sports are protected: state law keeps males out of girls' and women's teams (grades 6 -12 and higher education).
SB83
FacilitiesSex-based (K-12 schools)▾
Bathrooms and changing rooms in K-12 schools are separated by sex, so males stay out of women's and girls' spaces.
Kentucky SB150
Pronouns and parent noticeParental-rights law (no specific notice rule)▾
A parents' rights law gives parents access to information about their child's health and well-being at school, but there is no specific rule on social transition.
SB150
CurriculumSchools restriction▾
The same SB150 also rewrote KRS 158.1415: no human-sexuality instruction in grade 5 and below; no instruction whose purpose is exploring gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation; parental consent from grade 6.
Kentucky Legislature (SB150 — school sections)
Sex definitionNo state law▾
No state law defines male and female by biology.
No state law identified (statute review, Oct 2026)
ID markersBirth-certificate sex changed only with surgery▾
Birth-certificate sex changed only with surgery; licence sex change needs surgery, court order or amended birth certificate.
Kentucky § 213.121
Shield lawNone▾
No shield law.
No shield statute identified
AdultsRestricted (funding)▾
Adults: no taxpayer money for sex-change procedures (Medicaid exclusion at all ages).
PDF on file), 2019 (
DetransitionNo state law▾
No special right for detransitioners to sue.
No state law identified
PrisonsCase-by-case▾
Pending billsNo active bills▾
No active bills (checked 13 Oct 2026). The 2026 regular session has adjourned (or the legislature does not meet in 2026), so 2025-26 bills are no longer moving. LegiScan search linked.
LegiScan search, checked 13 Oct 2026 (adjourned legislature)
LitigationResolved/ongoing▾
L.W. v. Skrmetti (6th Cir.) and U.S. v. Skrmetti (2025) leave the ban in force.
United States v. Skrmetti, No. 23-477 (U.S. 18 Jun 2025)
Key datesNone upcoming▾
No upcoming effective dates or court deadlines identified.
Review, Oct 2026
Sources
- Kentucky Legislature (SB150)
- 42 C.F.R. 441.800–802, 457.476 (91 Fed. Reg. 52406)
- PDF on file), 2019 (
- Benefit Booklet Kentucky Employeesâ Health Plan â W31060 â 20260101 â Living Well CDHP PPO â W0CA (extranet.personnel.ky.gov)
- SB83
- Kentucky SB150
- Kentucky § 213.121
- KDOC CPP 14.8
- LegiScan search, checked 13 Oct 2026 (adjourned legislature)
- United States v. Skrmetti, No. 23-477 (U.S. 18 Jun 2025)