AN ACT relating to sex crimes.
Summary
Amend KRS 530.020 to delineate familial relationships; replace "consenting adults" with "consenting persons"; establish any nonconsenting person is a victim; make changes to enhancement requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 4, 2023
Signed Mar 27, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 2, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 27, 2023
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 108)
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 36-0
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
to Judiciary (S)
upper
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 97-0
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2023
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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