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KY SB 221

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to abuse of a corpse.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did KY SB 221 pass?

No. KY SB 221 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 (2026-03-12): to Committee on Committees (H)

What is KY SB 221 about?

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.

Who sponsors KY SB 221?

B. Storm is the primary sponsor of KY SB 221.

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-02-23
Latest action
2026-03-12 — to Committee on Committees (H)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • B. Stormprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-12

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-12

    received in House

  3. 2026-03-11

    3rd reading, passed 32-0

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2026-03-06

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 11 2026

  5. 2026-03-06

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  6. 2026-03-05

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  7. 2026-03-04

    to Judiciary (S)

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-02-23

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-02-23

    introduced in Senate

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASS SB 221

    2026-03-11 · pass · 32-0

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Berg: yes
    • Girdler: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Givens: yes
    • Mills: yes
    • Stivers: yes
    • Carroll: yes
    • Herron: yes
    • Neal: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • ChambersArmstrong: yes
    • Higdon: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Clemons: yes
    • Howell: yes
    • Nunn: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Deneen: yes
    • Madon: yes
    • Raque Adams: yes
    • West: yes
    • Douglas: yes
    • Mays Bledsoe: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Elkins: yes
    • McDaniel: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Wise: yes
    • Boswell: not voting
    • Rawlings: not voting
    • Wheeler: not voting
    • Williams: not voting
    • Funke Frommeyer: not voting
    • Tichenor: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb221.html

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