SB 151 Kentucky Senate · 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to relative and fictive kin caregivers.

Summary
Amend KRS 600.020 to define "child-specific foster home"; amend KRS 620.140 to allow a child to submit to the District Court the names of possible relative or fictive kin caregivers whom the child could be placed with if the court removes the child from his or her home; amend KRS 620.142 to establish when a relative or fictive kin caregiver can apply to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to be certified as a child-specific foster home.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 30, 2024 Signed Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2024

How they voted

930
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 98
Mar 22, 2024
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican78
73 Yea 5
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Apr 5, 2024
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 85)
upper
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
passed 34-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
to Families & Children (H)
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-0
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
to Families & Children (S)
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors