---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to juvenile justice and making an appropriation therefor."
description: "Amend KRS 610.030 to require a report to the court of truancy cases when there is no action implemented by the response team within 90 days; require a court-designated worker to make a finding if diversion is failed due to lack of parental cooperation; allow a court to refer cases back to the court-designated worker and order parental cooperation; amend KRS 610.990 to establish penalty; amend KRS 610.265 to require children charged with serious felony offenses to be detained pending a detention hearing and to be evaluated for treatment; amend KRS 610.340 to provide that confidentiality does not apply to cases in which a child has admitted to or been adjudicated for a violent felony offense for five years; direct renovations to the Jefferson County Youth Detention Center; APPROPRIATION."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "HB 3"
citation: "Kentucky HB 3 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations", "Children and Minors", "Corrections Impact", "Courts", "District", "Courts", "Family", "Crimes and Punishments", "Fiscal Note", "Local Mandate"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-27T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e787aeb-3588-48d0-bfa6-01434c0be3ec"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb3.html"
source_hash: "a9b5cca28c606b0c3fd317f0272d32c0c35be0dc3311fcbd1c291527601600ec"
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 3 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to juvenile justice and making an appropriation therefor.

Amend KRS 610.030 to require a report to the court of truancy cases when there is no action implemented by the response team within 90 days; require a court-designated worker to make a finding if diversion is failed due to lack of parental cooperation; allow a court to refer cases back to the court-designated worker and order parental cooperation; amend KRS 610.990 to establish penalty; amend KRS 610.265 to require children charged with serious felony offenses to be detained pending a detention hearing and to be evaluated for treatment; amend KRS 610.340 to provide that confidentiality does not apply to cases in which a child has admitted to or been adjudicated for a violent felony offense for five years; direct renovations to the Jefferson County Youth Detention Center; APPROPRIATION.

## 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/23RS/hb3/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 105** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0105.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb3/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 3 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Suspend the Rules — **fail** (fail) · lower
- Suspend the Rules — **fail** (fail) · lower
- Suspend the Rules — **fail** (fail) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (3), (4), (5) and (6) filed to Committee Substitute
- **2023-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (7) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2023-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2023-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (8), (9), (10), (11) and (12) filed to Committee Substitute (2)
- **2023-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 79-18 with Committee Substitute (2) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Appropriations & Revenue (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 14, 2023
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Floor Amendment (1) defeated
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed 29-7 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed 76-16 `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 105) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e787aeb-3588-48d0-bfa6-01434c0be3ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).