Courts, Family
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to children. [HB-805]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Amend KRS 600.020 to change the definition of "safety plan" to reference risks to a child's safety; amend KRS 620.032 related to child welfare data reporting; amend KRS 620.040 to include children who are alleged victims of domestic violence and abuse or sexual assault for automatic acceptance for investigation of reports of child dependency, neglect, or abuse; amend KRS 620.048 related to negotiated safety plans in child protective services investigations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rachel Roarx
Passed Over And Retained In The Orders Of The Day on 03/28/2025
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AN ACT relating to relative and fictive kin caregivers. [HB-792]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Amend KRS 605.120 to require the report by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services that tracks and analyzes data on relative and fictive kin caregiver placement be done annually and posted to the cabinet website for public access.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sarah Stalker
To Families & Children (h) on 02/27/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to dependent, neglected, or abused children. [HB-718]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Amend KRS 620.140 to expand the ability for a dependent, neglected, or abused youth to request to have his or her commitment extended or reinstated beyond the age of 18.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sarah Stalker
To Judiciary (h) on 02/27/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to sibling visitation. [HB-702]
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[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 405.021 to allow a sibling to petition for reasonable visitation rights.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Bowling
To Judiciary (h) on 02/27/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to name change of a minor. [HB-592]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 401.020 to require the establishment of a legal relationship between a parent and child in proceedings involving a name change for the child.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Bratcher
To Families & Children (h) on 02/25/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the dissolution of marriage. [HB-549]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 403.044 to establish that the 60-day waiting period for the presentation of testimony in a divorce proceeding involving minor children shall not apply where the parties have completed the collaborative law process or family mediation that has resulted in a final agreement that is filed with the court.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie A. Dietz
To Families & Children (h) on 02/25/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to assault in the third degree. [HB-446]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Amend KRS 508.025 to expand assault in the third degree to include causing or attempting to cause physical injury to a justice or judge of the Court of Justice.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Grossberg
Received In Senate on 03/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to birth certificates. [HB-395]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 199.570 to allow the names of adopted parents and deceased biological parents to appear on a new birth certificate issued upon adoption if it is requested by the court, adopted parents, or adopted child; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to create a birth certificate form that complies with this section through the promulgation of administrative regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Grossl
To Families & Children (h) on 02/12/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to juvenile justice. [SB-111]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Crime ]
Create a new section in KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish procedures for a child charged with a public offense to determine if the child is a high acuity youth; establish procedures for securing a treatment plan and dispute resolution through a review process and the court if the parties cannot agree to a plan; require a 24-hour protocol for health facilities, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the courts to direct care; establish reimbursement rates for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric
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Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Carroll
Taken From Judiciary (h) on 03/12/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to orders of protection. [HB-366]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to define specified felony offenses that are a "qualifying offense"; allow lifetime orders of protection for victims of qualifying offenses; allow a court to vacate a lifetime order of protection if the conviction for the qualifying offense is expunged.
Sponsored by: Rep. Savannah Maddox
To Judiciary (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to family impact statements. [HB-248]
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 6 to require the Legislative Research Commission to prepare a family impact statement for every bill, concurrent resolution, joint resolution, amendment, or committee substitute introduced during a regular or extraordinary session of the Kentucky General Assembly; define terms; establish procedures.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Michael Nemes
To State Government (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
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AN ACT relating to adoption. [HB-164]
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[Children and Youth ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to authorize posthumous adoption; provide that the Act may be cited as Braylon's Law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Billy Wesley
Signed By Governor on 03/15/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to expiration of protective orders. [SB-54]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Amend KRS 209A.122, relating to data tracking and dissemination, to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide the Criminal Justice Statistcal Analysis Center the number of protective orders rescinded under KRS 403.735 and 456.050; amend KRS 403.735 and 456.050, relating to the continuance of protective orders, to extend the time period for expiration from six months to 12 months.
Sponsored by: Sen. Casey Chambers Armstrong
To Judiciary (s) on 01/09/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
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AN ACT relating to parental rights. [SB-26]
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[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Amend KRS 199.011 to define "disability"; amend KRS 199.471 to establish that no petition for placement or adoption of children shall be denied on the sole basis of a disability of the adoptive applicant and enhance procedures for determination of placement or adoption; amend KRS 199.473 to require the secretary review any refusal of a placement of a child due to a disability; that targeted adaptive or support services be offered; and that the cabinet retain all documentation for two years; amend KRS 625.050 to establish that no petition for involuntary
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Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald A. Neal
Signed By Governor on 03/18/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to court proceedings on petitions for order of protection. [SB-56]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Amend KRS 403.735, relating to continuance of an emergency protective order, to allow the petitioner to be excused from future court appearances until the respondent has been served; amend KRS 456.050, relating to continuance of an interpersonal protective order, to allow the petitioner to be excused from future court appearances until the respondent has been served.
Sponsored by: Sen. Casey Chambers Armstrong
To Judiciary (s) on 01/09/2025
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to guardian ad litem fees. [HB-808]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Amend KRS 625.041, 625.080, 625.0405, and 620.100 to increase the maximum fee that can be paid to guardians ad litem and court appointed counsel to $600.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Flannery
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 03/05/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to educational neglect. [HB-747]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Amend KRS 600.020 to change the definition of "abused and neglected child" to describe educational neglect; amend KRS 620.090 to require that a parent or guardian shall surrender public financial benefits received on behalf of the child when the child is placed outside the home due to educational neglect.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Petrie
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/29/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to birth certificates. [HB-633]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 199.570 to allow both the names of adopted parents and biological parents to appear on a new birth certificate issued upon adoption if one or both biological parents are deceased, and it is requested by the court, adopted parents, or adopted child; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to create a birth certificate form that complies with this section through the promulgation of administrative regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ruth Ann Palumbo
Introduced In House on 02/21/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to parental rights. [HB-560]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Amend KRS 620.050 to require that upon initial contact with a family, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services must advise a parent of his or her rights both orally and in writing; outline those rights; provide an exception to the requirement that the parent be advised immediately upon initial contact if there are exigent circumstances; amend KRS 620.055 to conform.
Sponsored by: Rep. Savannah Maddox
Introduced In House on 02/15/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to neglect and abuse. [SB-207]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Amend KRS 620.080 to require the Commonwealth to bear the burden of proof by clear and convincing evidence in a temporary removal hearing; remove the admissibility of hearsay evidence in a temporary removal hearing; amend KRS 620.090 to provide that the issuance of an order for a temporary removal if the burden of proof is met is permissive and not mandatory.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adrienne E. Southworth
To Judiciary (s) on 02/16/2024