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HB 805 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to children.

Summary
Amend KRS 600.020 to change the definition of "safety plan" to reference risks to a child's safety; amend KRS 620.032 related to child welfare data reporting; amend KRS 620.040 to include children who are alleged victims of domestic violence and abuse or sexual assault for automatic acceptance for investigation of reports of child dependency, neglect, or abuse; amend KRS 620.048 related to negotiated safety plans in child protective services investigations.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Mar 28, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill amends the Kentucky legal definition of an 'abused or neglected child' to clarify and expand protections. The changes primarily involve formatting adjustments and minor text spacing updates that do not alter substantive legal meaning.
TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes including spacing adjustments and page header updates that do not affect legal content.

Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025

How they voted

103–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 104
Mar 6, 2025
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican83
82 Yea 1
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
to Families & Children (S)
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 99-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
to Families & Children (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.