KY SB 195
enactedAN ACT relating to participants in the legal system.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did KY SB 195 pass?
Yes. KY SB 195 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-12): became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 97)
What is KY SB 195 about?
Amend KRS 367.220 to require written notice from a consumer to a prospective defendant 60 days before initiating a civil action; require giving of notice to toll the statute of limitations; make failure to give notice result in dismissal of a filed claim without prejudice; amend KRS 189.125 to declare failure to wear a safety restraint or wear a restraint properly to be admissible as it may relate to fault only upon a showing that the failure was a substantial factor in any injury claimed; amend KRS 304.12-230 to limit the committing of unfair claims settlement practices to insurers; prohibit that a claim from being brought by a third-party claimant; require any assignment of a claim against an insurer to be void; create a new section of Subtitle 40 of KRS Chapter 304 to establish limitations on information and testimony regarding professional liability insurance in a civil action; amend KRS 364.130 to define terms; establish liability protections for a utility that removes timber of a property owner when done with permission or in good faith and establish damages for violations; create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; require acceptance of a project by a contracting entity to create a rebuttable presumption of compliance with specifications and not to give rise to a finding of liability except under specified circumstances; establish requirements for the initiating pleading against a contracting entity or contractor and allow failure to comply to result in a dismissal of the action; establish requirements for a claim against a contractor by a noncontractual third party; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish prelitigation notice of a potential claim for medical malpractice or health care liability claims; establish method of providing required notice and the effect of compliance on the applicable statute of limitations; amend KRS 411.167 to require a written medical opinion before commencement of an action under the statute; establish an award of costs and fees upon a finding of noncompliance; amend KRS 411.182 to prohibit a claimant who is more than 50% responsible for the injury or damages claimed from being entitled to recovery; establish evidentiary basis for award of medical expenses; establish apportionment provisions for a nonparty or party entitled to immunity; amend KRS 413.140 to establish notice requirement prior to initiating cause of action for personal injury; amend KRS 422.317 to set costs associated with request for medical records; amend KRS 304.45-110 to conform; repeal KRS 304.12-220, relating to the definition of "person."
Who sponsors KY SB 195?
G. Williams, S. Meredith, R. Girdler and 3 others are the primary sponsors of KY SB 195.
Description
Amend KRS 367.220 to require written notice from a consumer to a prospective defendant 60 days before initiating a civil action; require giving of notice to toll the statute of limitations; make failure to give notice result in dismissal of a filed claim without prejudice; amend KRS 189.125 to declare failure to wear a safety restraint or wear a restraint properly to be admissible as it may relate to fault only upon a showing that the failure was a substantial factor in any injury claimed; amend KRS 304.12-230 to limit the committing of unfair claims settlement practices to insurers; prohibit that a claim from being brought by a third-party claimant; require any assignment of a claim against an insurer to be void; create a new section of Subtitle 40 of KRS Chapter 304 to establish limitations on information and testimony regarding professional liability insurance in a civil action; amend KRS 364.130 to define terms; establish liability protections for a utility that removes timber of a property owner when done with permission or in good faith and establish damages for violations; create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; require acceptance of a project by a contracting entity to create a rebuttable presumption of compliance with specifications and not to give rise to a finding of liability except under specified circumstances; establish requirements for the initiating pleading against a contracting entity or contractor and allow failure to comply to result in a dismissal of the action; establish requirements for a claim against a contractor by a noncontractual third party; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish prelitigation notice of a potential claim for medical malpractice or health care liability claims; establish method of providing required notice and the effect of compliance on the applicable statute of limitations; amend KRS 411.167 to require a written medical opinion before commencement of an action under the statute; establish an award of costs and fees upon a finding of noncompliance; amend KRS 411.182 to prohibit a claimant who is more than 50% responsible for the injury or damages claimed from being entitled to recovery; establish evidentiary basis for award of medical expenses; establish apportionment provisions for a nonparty or party entitled to immunity; amend KRS 413.140 to establish notice requirement prior to initiating cause of action for personal injury; amend KRS 422.317 to set costs associated with request for medical records; amend KRS 304.45-110 to conform; repeal KRS 304.12-220, relating to the definition of "person."
- Introduced
- 2026-02-12
- Latest action
- 2026-04-12 — became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 97)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- G. Williamsprimary
- S. Meredithprimary
- R. Girdlerprimary
- G. Elkinsprimary
- D. Douglasprimary
- C. Richardsonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-12
became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 97)
became-law
2026-04-10
filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
2026-03-31
delivered to Governor
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-31
passed 29-9
passage
2026-03-31
Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (3) and (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
2026-03-27
passed over and retained for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
passage
2026-03-27
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
2026-03-27
taken from Rules
2026-03-27
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-27
received in Senate
2026-03-26
3rd reading, passed 66-25 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-26
placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-26
taken from Rules
2026-03-25
floor amendments (1) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill
amendment-introduction
2026-03-25
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-24
returned to Judiciary (H)
2026-03-24
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-24
taken from Judiciary (H)
2026-03-20
to Judiciary (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-19
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-19
received in House
2026-03-19
3rd reading, passed 31-5 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-19
placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-19
taken from Rules
2026-03-19
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-17
returned to Judiciary (S)
2026-03-17
2nd reading
reading-2
2026-03-17
taken from Judiciary (S)
2026-03-16
returned to Judiciary (S)
2026-03-16
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-16
taken from Judiciary (S)
2026-03-16
to Judiciary (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-12
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-12
introduced in Senate
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
PASS SB 195 w/ SCS 1
2026-03-19 · pass · 31-5
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Webb: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Williams: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wise: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Berg: no
- Herron: no
- Thomas: no
- Tichenor: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Clemons: not voting
- Neal: not voting
Pass
2026-03-26 · pass · 66-25
Member-level votes (101)
- Baker: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Banta: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meade: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Payne: yes
- White: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Williams: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Aull: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Grossl: no
- Massaroni: no
- Stalker: no
- Brown: no
- Doan: no
- Holloway: no
- Proctor: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Burke: no
- Donworth: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Rabourn: no
- Tackett Laferty: no
- Calloway: no
- Gentry: no
- Maddox: no
- Roarx: no
- Watkins: no
- Camuel: no
- Grossberg: no
- Marzian: no
- Roberts: no
- Willner: no
- Bojanowski: not voting
- Griffee: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Petrie: not voting
- Wesley: not voting
- Bowling: not voting
- Hancock: not voting
- Meredith: not voting
- Rudy: not voting
- COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY SENATE: not voting
FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 195 w/ HCS 1, HFA 1, HFA 3, HFA 2 (T)
2026-03-31 · pass · 29-9
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Mills: yes
- Smith: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Webb: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- West: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Williams: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wise: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Berg: no
- Herron: no
- Storm: no
- Tichenor: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- Wheeler: no
- Clemons: no
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