---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to sexual assault forensic evidence kits."
description: "AN ACT relating to sexual assault forensic evidence kits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2019RS"
identifier: "SB 97"
citation: "Kentucky SB 97 (2019RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crime Victims", "Police", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Kerr", "D. Carroll", "D. Harper Angel", "D. Parrett", "J. Adams", "M. McGarvey", "R. Thomas", "R. Webb", "W. Schroder", "W. Westerfield"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d146a651-ed7a-4ec2-ab42-056169bfa08b"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/sb97.html"
source_hash: "0e7c77315fd7f1b60b763059f7073073ebe87ae533105fe99098dd2b73941e08"
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 97 (2019RS) — AN ACT relating to sexual assault forensic evidence kits.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/sb97/bill.pdf)

## Sponsors

- A. Kerr — primary (person)
- D. Carroll — primary (person)
- D. Harper Angel — primary (person)
- D. Parrett — primary (person)
- J. Adams — primary (person)
- M. McGarvey — primary (person)
- R. Thomas — primary (person)
- R. Webb — primary (person)
- W. Schroder — primary (person)
- W. Westerfield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- **2019-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2019-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 20, 2019
- **2019-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35-0 `reading-3`
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2019-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2019-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2019-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019
- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 100-0 `reading-3`
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2019-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 051) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d146a651-ed7a-4ec2-ab42-056169bfa08b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).