AN ACT relating to domestic relations.
Summary
Amend KRS 209A.122 to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide information regarding whether parties to a petition for an order of protection were represented by a legal counsel; to require the Department of Kentucky State Police to provide all statistical information from all JC-3 forms and all fields on a JC-3 form, relating to domestic violence or abuse or dating violence or abuse; remove the number of orders of protection in LINK; amend KRS 15A.190 to require JC-3 forms to be electronic.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 10, 2026
Signed Apr 7, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was significantly rewritten to create a new section allowing courts to issue protective orders immediately after a conviction for assault, removing the previous requirement for separate hearings. It also updated the data collection requirements for the Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center to align with the new order issuance rules and standardized the reporting structure.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include a new mechanism for automatic protective orders upon conviction, whereas the original version only focused on data collection and reporting.
ENFORCEMENT
Added a new provision allowing courts to issue orders of protection or interpersonal protective orders immediately upon entering a judgment of conviction for assault, eliminating the need for further proof.
REQUIREMENT
Modified the data collection requirements to reflect that orders are now issued based on convictions rather than just petitions, and updated the list of recipients for the annual report.
DEFINITION
Reorganized and slightly reworded the definitions of key terms like 'corollary victim' and 'near fatality' to ensure consistency with the new enforcement provisions.
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Apr 7, 2026
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 49)
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
lower
Mar 13, 2026
Committee
to Families & Children (S)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 91-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
to Families & Children (H)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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