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SB 268 Kentucky Senate · 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to financial support of a child or dependent after driving under the influence.

Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 allowing restitution in the form of child support to be ordered in violations of KRS 189A.010 if the violation caused the death of a parent or guardian of a minor child or resulted in a finding by the court that a parent or guardian of a minor child is disabled or totally and permanently disabled; provide that the Act may be cited as Melanie's Law.
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
Apr 2023
Introduced Feb 21, 2023 Signed Apr 4, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2023

How they voted

26–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 28
Mar 10, 2023
D Democratic4
4 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican24
22 Yea 2
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Apr 4, 2023
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 174)
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
passed 37-0
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 84-12 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
passed 34 -0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2)
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
to Judiciary (S)
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.