---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to health education. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require inclusion of abstinence education in any human sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases curriculum."
description: "AN ACT relating to health education. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require inclusion of abstinence education in any human sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases curriculum."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2018RS"
identifier: "SB 71"
citation: "Kentucky SB 71 (2018RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Embry Jr.", "D. Carroll", "M. Wilson", "R. Girdler", "S. Meredith"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 36
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-08"
last_action: "2018-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd7b0dd6-168d-468a-8488-a23fed5b8beb"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB71.htm"
source_hash: "ecedcd2469d1815e3fa80593928250d6173088a775db437ff677a0306977c805"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky SB 71 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to health education. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require inclusion of abstinence education in any human sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases curriculum.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB71/HCS1.pdf)
2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB71/HFA1.pdf)
3. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB71/HFA2.pdf)
4. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB71/bill.pdf)
5. **SB 71 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB71/orig_bill.pdf)
6. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB71/SFA1.pdf)
7. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB71/SFA2.pdf)
8. **SFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB71/SFA3.pdf)

## Sponsors

- C. Embry Jr. — primary (person)
- D. Carroll — primary (person)
- M. Wilson — primary (person)
- R. Girdler — primary (person)
- S. Meredith — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-08** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-01-09** Taken from Committee on Committees (S)
- **2018-01-09** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2018-01-09** Returned to Committee on Committees (S)
- **2018-01-09** To Education (S) `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-10** Taken from Education (S)
- **2018-01-10** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2018-01-10** Returned to Education (S)
- **2018-01-11** Reported favorably, to Rules
- **2018-01-16** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-01-18** Floor amendment (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-01-22** Floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2018-01-24** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, January 24, 2018
- **2018-01-24** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2018-01-24** Floor amendment (2) defeated
- **2018-01-24** Passed 32-5
- **2018-01-24** Floor amendment (3) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-01-25** Received in House
- **2018-01-29** To Education (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Posted in committee
- **2018-03-16** Posted in committee
- **2018-03-20** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
- **2018-03-20** Floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-21** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-03-21** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 22, 2018
- **2018-03-27** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2018-03-27** Floor amendment (1) defeated
- **2018-03-27** Passed 77-14 with Committee Substitute
- **2018-03-29** Received in Senate
- **2018-04-02** Posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute
- **2018-04-02** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
- **2018-04-02** Bill passed 36-1
- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2018-04-02** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2018-04-02** Delivered to Governor
- **2018-04-13** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 151) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd7b0dd6-168d-468a-8488-a23fed5b8beb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).