SB 321 Kentucky Senate · 2022 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to abortion.

Summary
Create a new section of KRS 311.781 to 311.786 to include declarations of the General Assembly; amend KRS 311.781 to define "gestational age" and "probable gestational age" and redefine "pain-capable unborn child" to change the age from 20 weeks or more 15 weeks or more; create a new section of KRS 311.781 to 311.786 to authorize the Attorney General and the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure on its own behalf to file an action to enforce or for violation of KRS 311.781 to 311.786; amend KRS 311.782 to prohibit abortion when the probable gestational age is 15 week or more, with specified exceptions; amend KRS 311.783 and 311.787 to conform; establish severability and that nothing in this Act creates or recognizes a right to abortion.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2022 Last action Mar 16, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2022

How they voted

285
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Mar 16, 2022
D Democratic6
5 Nay 1
83% Nay
R Republican28
28 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 16, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 31-6
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Committee
to Judiciary (S)
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors