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KY SB 147

introduced

AN ACT relating to vital records.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-04-15 — recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • C. Richardsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-02

    introduced in Senate

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-02

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-10

    to Health Services (S)

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-11

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-03-12

    2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill

    reading-2

  6. 2026-03-12

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day by the Rules Committee for Friday, March 13 2026

  7. 2026-03-13

    3rd reading, passed 38-0

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2026-03-17

    received in House

  9. 2026-03-17

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-03-18

    to Health Services (H)

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-03-19

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  12. 2026-03-20

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  13. 2026-03-26

    floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed

    amendment-introduction

  14. 2026-04-15

    recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASS SB 147

    2026-03-13 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Berg: yes
    • Girdler: yes
    • Neal: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Boswell: yes
    • Givens: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Herron: yes
    • Nunn: yes
    • Tichenor: yes
    • Carroll: yes
    • Higdon: yes
    • Raque Adams: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • ChambersArmstrong: yes
    • Howell: yes
    • Rawlings: yes
    • West: yes
    • Clemons: yes
    • Madon: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Wheeler: yes
    • Deneen: yes
    • Mays Bledsoe: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Douglas: yes
    • McDaniel: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Elkins: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Stivers: yes
    • Wise: yes
    • Funke Frommeyer: yes
    • Mills: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb147.html

Attribution

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