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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · January 14, 2026

To Families & Children (H)

Introduced January 7, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB110

AN ACT relating to adoption.

Amend KRS 199.470 to prohibit an unmarried couple from jointly adopting any child; amend KRS 199.520 to provide that an adoption of a child shall not terminate the legal relationship between the adopted child and the biological parent when the adopting parent is the legally married spouse of the biological parent.

Children and Minors Courts, Circuit Courts, Family Domestic Relations Parental Rights

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This bill would ban unmarried couples from jointly adopting a child in Kentucky. It also clarifies that when a person legally adopts their spouse's biological child, the child keeps their legal relationship with that biological parent. Who it may affect: unmarried couples seeking to adopt, children in adoption proceedings, and stepparents pursuing adoption of a spouse's child.

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