HB 159 Kentucky House · 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to immunity from criminal liability for health care providers.

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to define "health care provider" and "health services"; establish that health care providers are immune from criminal liability for harm arising from a health services-related act or omission other than gross negligence or wanton, willful, malicious, or intentional misconduct.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2024

House Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

Signed into Law

Mar 2024

Introduced Jan 4, 2024 Signed Mar 26, 2024

Floor votes · House Feb 8, 2024

How they voted

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

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 26, 2024

Signed into law

signed by Governor (Acts Ch.12)

lower

Mar 25, 2024

Upper · Passed

enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

upper

Mar 25, 2024

Lower · Passed

enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

lower

Mar 22, 2024

Lower · Passed

3rd reading, passed 37-0

lower

Mar 21, 2024

Lower · Passed

passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

lower

Mar 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

lower

Feb 29, 2024

Lower · Passed

reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

lower

Feb 16, 2024

Committee

to Judiciary (S)

upper

Feb 9, 2024

Committee

to Committee on Committees (S)

upper

Feb 8, 2024

Lower · Passed

3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Floor Amendment (1)

lower

Feb 6, 2024

Introduced

floor amendment (1) filed

lower

Jan 31, 2024

Lower · Passed

reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

lower

Jan 30, 2024

Committee

to Judiciary (H)

lower

Jan 4, 2024

Committee

to Committee on Committees (H)

lower

Jan 4, 2024

Introduced

introduced in House

lower

11 primary · 0 co-sponsors