---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to child pornography. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 531 to prohibit the distribution of any material that portrays child pornography or a sexual performance by a minor."
description: "AN ACT relating to child pornography. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 531 to prohibit the distribution of any material that portrays child pornography or a sexual performance by a minor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2018RS"
identifier: "HB 120"
citation: "Kentucky HB 120 (2018RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Reed", "C. McCoy", "C. Morgan", "D. Osborne", "J. DuPlessis", "J. Richards", "J. Sims Jr", "L. Belcher"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-03"
last_action: "2018-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a10855fd-7917-419b-81d6-d771cd52f342"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB120.htm"
source_hash: "758f10d6601c3dc918715405edc26b8dbf626ed99747d1c4c75fa5cfce315f30"
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 120 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to child pornography. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 531 to prohibit the distribution of any material that portrays child pornography or a sexual performance by a minor.

## Version chain

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

1. **HB 120 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB120/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB120/bill.pdf)
3. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB120/SCS1.pdf)

## Sponsors

- B. Reed — primary (person)
- C. McCoy — primary (person)
- C. Morgan — primary (person)
- D. Osborne — primary (person)
- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
- J. Richards — primary (person)
- J. Sims Jr — primary (person)
- L. Belcher — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-03** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2018-01-05** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-08** Posted in committee
- **2018-01-17** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
- **2018-01-18** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-01-18** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, January 19, 2018
- **2018-01-19** 3rd reading, passed 89-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-01-22** Received in Senate
- **2018-01-23** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
- **2018-03-02** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-03-05** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2018
- **2018-03-06** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-07** Received in House
- **2018-03-07** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2018-03-09** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2018-03-09** Passed 83-0
- **2018-03-12** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2018-03-12** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2018-03-12** Delivered to Governor
- **2018-03-23** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 23) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a10855fd-7917-419b-81d6-d771cd52f342`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).