---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the sexual exploitation of minors."
description: "AN ACT relating to the sexual exploitation of minors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 254"
citation: "Kentucky HB 254 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Minors", "Corrections Impact", "Crime Victims", "Crimes and Punishments", "Criminal Procedure", "Local Mandate"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Bowling", "C. Fugate", "C. Massey", "C. Stevenson", "D. Fister", "D. Frazier", "D. Graham", "D. Hale", "D. Lewis", "J. Blanton", "J. Bray", "J. Decker", "J. DuPlessis", "J. Fischer", "J. Tipton", "K. Bratcher", "K. Timoney", "M. Dossett", "M. Prunty", "N. Tate", "P. Flannery", "P. Pratt", "R. Huff", "R. Palumbo", "S. Heavrin", "S. Lewis", "S. Sheldon", "S. Westrom", "T. Huff"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82c28f2b-4c8d-4445-99e0-4d3c706e3efd"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb254.html"
source_hash: "091a6da5d24f353d2b2994c1914b681543f5b9af100dc50e0c5b12c294a51caf"
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 254 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to the sexual exploitation of minors.

## 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/21RS/hb254/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 87** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0087.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb254/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 254 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Bowling — primary (person)
- C. Fugate — primary (person)
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- C. Stevenson — primary (person)
- D. Fister — primary (person)
- D. Frazier — primary (person)
- D. Graham — primary (person)
- D. Hale — primary (person)
- D. Lewis — primary (person)
- J. Blanton — primary (person)
- J. Bray — primary (person)
- J. Decker — primary (person)
- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
- J. Fischer — primary (person)
- J. Tipton — primary (person)
- K. Bratcher — primary (person)
- K. Timoney — primary (person)
- M. Dossett — primary (person)
- M. Prunty — primary (person)
- N. Tate — primary (person)
- P. Flannery — primary (person)
- P. Pratt — primary (person)
- R. Huff — primary (person)
- R. Palumbo — primary (person)
- S. Heavrin — primary (person)
- S. Lewis — primary (person)
- S. Sheldon — primary (person)
- S. Westrom — primary (person)
- T. Huff — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 26, 2021
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (S)
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Committee on Committees (S)
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (S)
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (S)
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 12, 2021
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 87) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82c28f2b-4c8d-4445-99e0-4d3c706e3efd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).