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KY SB 221

in committee

AN ACT relating to abuse of a corpse.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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
Status date
—
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

  1. 2026-02-23

    introduced in Senate

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-23

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-04

    to Judiciary (S)

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-05

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-03-06

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  6. 2026-03-06

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

  7. 2026-03-11

    3rd reading, passed 32-0

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2026-03-12

    received in House

  9. 2026-03-12

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

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

Attribution

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