---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to involuntary termination of parental rights and declaring an emergency."
description: "AN ACT relating to involuntary termination of parental rights and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2020RS"
identifier: "HB 167"
citation: "Kentucky HB 167 (2020RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts", "Parental Rights", "State Agencies", "Children and Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-12-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d741fc9-5c9f-4fca-9de6-4a29cb99ce70"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hb167.html"
source_hash: "66719d4544dba561e536e1549abd1b6fbd08aeac51c787518b1b68ad2c9318a8"
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 HB 167 (2020RS) — AN ACT relating to involuntary termination of parental rights and declaring an emergency.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb167/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb167/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 167 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
- **2020-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2020-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2020-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2020-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 17, 2020
- **2020-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Committee Substitute (1), floor amendment (2), and committee amendment (1-title) `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2020-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2020-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 4, 2020
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 33-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2020-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2020-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts ch. 14) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8d741fc9-5c9f-4fca-9de6-4a29cb99ce70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).