---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to assault in the third degree. Amend KRS 508.025, relating to the Class D felony of assault in the third degree, to add intentionally causing a peace officer to come in contact with bodily fluids or bodily waste to the elements of the crime; increase the criminal penalty to a Class C felony for contact with fluids which could transmit a communicable disease; and clarify that the existing provisions regarding detention facilities apply to adult and juvenile facilities."
description: "AN ACT relating to assault in the third degree. Amend KRS 508.025, relating to the Class D felony of assault in the third degree, to add intentionally causing a peace officer to come in contact with bodily fluids or bodily waste to the elements of the crime; increase the criminal penalty to a Class C felony for contact with fluids which could transmit a communicable disease; and clarify that the existing provisions regarding detention facilities apply to adult and juvenile facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2018RS"
identifier: "HB 193"
citation: "Kentucky HB 193 (2018RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Wuchner", "D. Mayfield", "J. Blanton", "S. Lee"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-11"
last_action: "2018-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02dcfdde-f4e9-4056-8201-9483f74377e5"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB193.htm"
source_hash: "e75cd5943d2e67f412ed4ac823f35ef202d58628390200457eede08180d759b9"
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 193 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to assault in the third degree. Amend KRS 508.025, relating to the Class D felony of assault in the third degree, to add intentionally causing a peace officer to come in contact with bodily fluids or bodily waste to the elements of the crime; increase the criminal penalty to a Class C felony for contact with fluids which could transmit a communicable disease; and clarify that the existing provisions regarding detention facilities apply to adult and juvenile facilities.

## Version chain

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

1. **HB 193 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB193/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB193/HCS1.pdf)
3. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB193/HFA1.pdf)
4. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB193/HFA2.pdf)
5. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB193/HFA3.pdf)
6. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB193/bill.pdf)
7. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB193/SCS1.pdf)
8. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB193/SFA1.pdf)
9. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB193/SFA2.pdf)

## Sponsors

- A. Wuchner — primary (person)
- D. Mayfield — primary (person)
- J. Blanton — primary (person)
- S. Lee — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-11** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2018-01-17** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-22** Posted in committee
- **2018-02-14** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
- **2018-02-15** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-02-15** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-16** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 20, 2018
- **2018-02-20** Floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-21** Floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-14** 3rd reading, passed 81-3 with Committee Substitute and floor amendments (2) and (3) `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-15** Received in Senate
- **2018-03-16** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-1`
- **2018-03-27** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-03-27** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
- **2018-03-27** Floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 35-1 with Committee Substitute (1) floor amendments (1-title) and (2) `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-29** Received in House
- **2018-03-29** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-14** Taken from Rules
- **2018-04-14** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and floor amendments (1-title) and (2)
- **2018-04-14** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute and floor amendments (1-title) and (2)
- **2018-04-14** Passed 78-11
- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 189) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02dcfdde-f4e9-4056-8201-9483f74377e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).