---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to interest. Amend KRS 360.040 to make the state interest rate for most civil judgments, including judgments for prejudgment interest, 6 percent; provide that the judgment interest rate for unpaid child support is 12 percent; provide that the judgment interest rate on a contract, promissory note, or other written obligation is the rate established in that contract, promissory note, or other written obligation; amend KRS 342.040 to establish a 6 percent interest rate for worker's compensation orders and settlements; allow the administrative law judge to raise the interest rate to 12 percent; amend KRS 360.010 to conform; specify that the new interest rates only apply to judgments, orders, and settlements entered after the effective date of this Act."
description: "AN ACT relating to interest. Amend KRS 360.040 to make the state interest rate for most civil judgments, including judgments for prejudgment interest, 6 percent; provide that the judgment interest rate for unpaid child support is 12 percent; provide that the judgment interest rate on a contract, promissory note, or other written obligation is the rate established in that contract, promissory note, or other written obligation; amend KRS 342.040 to establish a 6 percent interest rate for worker's compensation orders and settlements; allow the administrative law judge to raise the interest rate to 12 percent; amend KRS 360.010 to conform; specify that the new interest rates only apply to judgments, orders, and settlements entered after the effective date of this Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2017RS"
identifier: "HB 223"
citation: "Kentucky HB 223 (2017RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16c95b95-fafc-42c4-8041-67127692901c"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB223.htm"
source_hash: "3fc7aa60f67f58523cf97d5e384818b44bfdfaa4ba80500b45036866e6880871"
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 223 (2017RS) — AN ACT relating to interest. Amend KRS 360.040 to make the state interest rate for most civil judgments, including judgments for prejudgment interest, 6 percent; provide that the judgment interest rate for unpaid child support is 12 percent; provide that the judgment interest rate on a contract, promissory note, or other written obligation is the rate established in that contract, promissory note, or other written obligation; amend KRS 342.040 to establish a 6 percent interest rate for worker's compensation orders and settlements; allow the administrative law judge to raise the interest rate to 12 percent; amend KRS 360.010 to conform; specify that the new interest rates only apply to judgments, orders, and settlements entered after the effective date of this Act.

## Version chain

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

1. **HB 223 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB223/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB223/HFA1.pdf)
3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB223/bill.pdf)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-07** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Posted in committee
- **2017-02-16** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
- **2017-02-17** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2017-02-21** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 22, 2017
- **2017-02-22** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-02-22** 3rd reading, passed 66-30 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-23** Received in Senate
- **2017-02-24** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Taken from Judiciary (S)
- **2017-03-01** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-01** Returned to Judiciary (S)
- **2017-03-02** Reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2017-03-03** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 3, 2017
- **2017-03-03** 3rd reading, passed 36-1 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-03** Received in House
- **2017-03-06** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-06** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2017-03-06** Delivered to Governor
- **2017-03-16** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 17) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16c95b95-fafc-42c4-8041-67127692901c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).