KY SB 125
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to juvenile justice.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did KY SB 125 pass?
No. KY SB 125 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-01): returned to Judiciary (H)
What is KY SB 125 about?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish procedures for a child charged with a public offense to determine if the child is a high acuity youth; establish procedures for securing a treatment plan and dispute resolution through a review process and the court if the parties cannot agree to a plan; require a 24-hour protocol for health facilities, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the courts to direct care; establish reimbursement rates for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care of a child by psychiatric hospitals and pediatric teaching hospitals; establish procedures for discharge and transfer of the child from an inpatient admission under specific circumstances; amend KRS 15A.305 to include a mental health facility operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice as an identified facility for the detention and treatment of children; direct the operation of 2 female-only facilities with authority to increase as population increases; direct reimbursement rates for local governments lodging juveniles to be set by administrative regulation; amend KRS 600.020 to remove and add defined terms; amend KRS 610.265 to remove beginning date that is past; amend KRS 610.340 to enable release of information in specific circumstances; amend various sections of KRS to conform; authorize the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to construct a high acuity youth mental health facility, subject to funding; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide clinical services; direct the Department of Juvenile Justice to continue to implement the plan to return to a regional model of detention.
Who sponsors KY SB 125?
M. Nunn, D. Carroll are the primary sponsors of KY SB 125.
Description
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish procedures for a child charged with a public offense to determine if the child is a high acuity youth; establish procedures for securing a treatment plan and dispute resolution through a review process and the court if the parties cannot agree to a plan; require a 24-hour protocol for health facilities, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the courts to direct care; establish reimbursement rates for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care of a child by psychiatric hospitals and pediatric teaching hospitals; establish procedures for discharge and transfer of the child from an inpatient admission under specific circumstances; amend KRS 15A.305 to include a mental health facility operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice as an identified facility for the detention and treatment of children; direct the operation of 2 female-only facilities with authority to increase as population increases; direct reimbursement rates for local governments lodging juveniles to be set by administrative regulation; amend KRS 600.020 to remove and add defined terms; amend KRS 610.265 to remove beginning date that is past; amend KRS 610.340 to enable release of information in specific circumstances; amend various sections of KRS to conform; authorize the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to construct a high acuity youth mental health facility, subject to funding; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide clinical services; direct the Department of Juvenile Justice to continue to implement the plan to return to a regional model of detention.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-27
- Latest action
- 2026-04-01 — returned to Judiciary (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- M. Nunnprimary
- D. Carrollprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-01
returned to Judiciary (H)
2026-04-01
2nd reading
reading-2
2026-04-01
taken from Judiciary (H)
2026-03-31
returned to Judiciary (H)
2026-03-31
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-31
taken from Judiciary (H)
2026-03-16
to Judiciary (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-03
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-03
received in House
2026-03-02
passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (2)
passage
2026-03-02
Committee Substitute (1) withdrawn
2026-03-02
committee substitute (1) reconsidered
2026-03-02
bill reconsidered
2026-03-02
passed 37-0 with Committee Substitutes (1) and (2)
passage
2026-03-02
3rd reading
reading-3
2026-02-26
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 02 2026
2026-02-25
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitutes (1) and (2)
committee-passage
2026-02-17
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2026-02-13
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-12
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-02-11
to Judiciary (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-27
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-27
introduced in Senate
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
PASS SB 125 w/ SCS 2
2026-03-02 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Carpenter: not voting
- Higdon: not voting
Related bills
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