AN ACT relating to protective orders.
Summary
Amend KRS 403.735, 403.740, 456.050, and 456.060 to require that emergency protective orders and interpersonal protective orders restrain both parties from certain conduct; amend KRS 403.730 and 456.404 to require certain information to be included in ex parte emergency protective orders and interpersonal protective orders.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 28, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Mar 22, 2022
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 143)
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 98-0
upper
Mar 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 24, 2022
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
to Judiciary (S)
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phillip Wheeler
RRepublican
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