---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to DNA evidence."
description: "AN ACT relating to DNA evidence."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2019RS"
identifier: "SB 131"
citation: "Kentucky SB 131 (2019RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts", "Criminal Procedure", "Local Mandate"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Carroll"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8dbd9382-89b5-4d72-bfa2-b395092b4f66"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/sb131.html"
source_hash: "887b671de27894d47dfd89beeebefca49fe4c897f1e5c7fd7c945733afc2156e"
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 SB 131 (2019RS) — AN ACT relating to DNA evidence.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/sb131/bill.pdf)

## Sponsors

- D. Carroll — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- **2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2019-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 28, 2019
- **2019-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3`
- **2019-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2019-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2019-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 12, 2019
- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 97-1 `reading-3`
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 056) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8dbd9382-89b5-4d72-bfa2-b395092b4f66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).