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SB 221 Kentucky Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to abuse of a corpse.

Summary
Amend KRS 525.120, relating to abuse of a corpse, to include the purchase or sale of a corpse or parts of a corpse after the corpse has been authorized for final disposition by burial or cremation.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2026 Last action Mar 12, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill number was updated from 'SB 221' to 'SB 221/GA' to indicate its specific status or jurisdiction, and the internal document reference code was changed from 'BR039600' to 'SB022110'. These are administrative updates to the bill's official identifiers and do not alter the substantive policy, scope, or requirements of the legislation.
TECHNICAL

The bill's official identifier was updated to include '/GA', likely reflecting a specific legislative session or jurisdictional designation.

The internal tracking code was changed from 'BR039600' to 'SB022110' to align with the updated bill number.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

37–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 44
Mar 11, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican38
31 Yea 7
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 12, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 32-0
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
to Judiciary (S)
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.