AN ACT relating to sex offenses.
Summary
Amend KRS 403.720 to remove "sexual abuse" from the definition of "domestic violence and abuse" and replace with "sexual assault"; define "sexual assault"; amend KRS 510.010 to redefine "sexual contact."
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Feb 14, 2023
Signed Mar 20, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2023
How they voted
23–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 28
Mar 2, 2023
D
Democratic4
50% Yea
R
Republican24
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 20, 2023
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 34)
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 97-0
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 32-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
to Judiciary (S)
upper
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 14, 2023
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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