Signed By Governor
2021 Regular Session

SB36

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AN ACT providing financing and conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 635.020 to remove automatic transfer of a child from District Court to Circuit Court in certain cases; amend KRS 640.010 to specify additional factors to be considered in determining whether a child's case should be transferred from District Court to Circuit Court.

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Introduced: January 5, 2021

Last action: April 7, 2021

Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 195)
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Legislative History

Jan 5, 2021 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Jan 5, 2021 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Jan 11, 2021 · Senate
To Judiciary (S)
Feb 4, 2021 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Feb 9, 2021 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 10, 2021 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Thursday, February 11, 2021 (clerical)
Feb 11, 2021 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 26-3 (clerical)
Feb 22, 2021 · House
Received In House

Primary Sponsor

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Whitney Westerfield

Senator · Senate District 003

Primary sponsor
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Roll calls

February 11, 2021

Senate: 3rd reading, passed 26-3

Yea: 26
Nay: 3
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March 30, 2021

House: 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)

Yea: 95
Nay: 0
March 30, 2021

Senate: Bill passed 36-0

Yea: 36
Nay: 0