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HB 320 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to combating human trafficking.

Summary
Amend KRS 529.110 to enhance the penalty for promoting human trafficking to a Class B felony unless the victim is a minor, in which case it is a Class A felony.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeAmends penalties for human trafficking to Class A/B felonies, strengthening criminal justice response to trafficking crimes.90% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Jan 29, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill's title was updated to reflect a shift from 'promoting' to 'combating' human trafficking, aligning the language with the goal of stopping the crime rather than supporting it. A technical update to the document header changed the bill identifier from 'BR' to 'HB' and the page designation from 'Jacketed' to 'GA', indicating a revision in the official tracking or formatting of the legislative document.
SCOPE

The title was changed from 'promoting human trafficking' to 'combating human trafficking', correcting the legislative intent to focus on prevention and enforcement rather than promotion.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the correct bill number (HB 320) and page designation (GA), replacing the previous identifier (BR 58).

Floor votes · House Jan 28, 2026

How they voted

100–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 105
Jan 28, 2026
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican84
79 Yea 5
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.