HB 476 Kentucky House · 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to termination of parental rights.

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 625 to allow a parent to voluntarily terminate his or her parental rights during the pendency of a proceeding under KRS Chapter 620, relating to dependency, neglect, and abuse actions, by signing a consent form prescribed by the Administrative Office of the Courts and filing the form with the court; amend KRS 625.020 and 625.041 to conform.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

House Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

Signed into Law

Apr 2024

Introduced Feb 7, 2024 Signed Apr 4, 2024

Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2024

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 4, 2024

Signed into law

signed by Governor (Acts Ch.37)

lower

Mar 27, 2024

Upper · Passed

enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

upper

Mar 27, 2024

Lower · Passed

enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

lower

Mar 27, 2024

Committee

to Rules (H)

lower

Mar 27, 2024

Lower · Passed

3rd reading, passed 37-0

lower

Mar 26, 2024

Lower · Passed

passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day

lower

Mar 14, 2024

Lower · Passed

reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar

lower

Mar 8, 2024

Committee

to Judiciary (S)

upper

Mar 6, 2024

Committee

to Committee on Committees (S)

upper

Mar 5, 2024

Lower · Passed

3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

lower

Feb 29, 2024

Lower · Passed

reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Committee

to Families & Children (H)

lower

Feb 7, 2024

Committee

to Committee on Committees (H)

lower

Feb 7, 2024

Introduced

introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors