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SB 147 Kentucky Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to vital records.

Summary
Amend KRS 213.136 to establish processes and procedures for requesing vital statistics records from the state or county registrar; amend KRS 213.141 to increase the fee for a certified copy of a vital statistic record to $10; establish fee exceptions; increase the fee for a certified copy of a birth record to $15; establish fee exceptions; establish that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall provide a copy of the Annual Lifetime Kentucky Death Report to the State Board of Elections on or before July 1 of each year; amend KRS 116.113 to conform.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Apr 15, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text has been updated to reflect its current status as SB 147, replacing the previous reference to 'BR 1700'. The changes are entirely technical and administrative, involving the correction of bill numbers, page headers, and timestamps to match the official legislative record. There are no substantive changes to the bill's policy, scope, funding, or eligibility criteria.
TECHNICAL

Updated bill identifiers and header information from 'BR 1700' to 'SB 147' to reflect the correct legislative number.

Adjusted page headers and timestamps to align with the current version of the bill.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2026

How they voted

44–0
Passed
Total votes 44
Mar 13, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican38
38 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Apr 15, 2026
Committee
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Introduced
floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Committee
to Health Services (H)
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day by the Rules Committee for Friday, March 13 2026
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
to Health Services (S)
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.