---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to child welfare."
description: "AN ACT relating to child welfare."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 492"
citation: "Kentucky HB 492 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Minors", "Courts", "Parental Rights", "State Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Wesley", "C. Massey", "D. Meade", "DJ Johnson", "K. Moser", "R. Goforth", "R. Huff", "R. Palumbo", "S. Westrom"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb6e8d2b-9934-442c-b938-5e9193dc40b6"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb492.html"
source_hash: "143bd49e7381e086fcbf42d58568f834f71b16bd397200f2e661eac84bad436d"
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 492 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to child welfare.

## 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/hb492/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 180** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0180.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb492/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 492 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Wesley — primary (person)
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- D. Meade — primary (person)
- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
- K. Moser — primary (person)
- R. Goforth — primary (person)
- R. Huff — primary (person)
- R. Palumbo — primary (person)
- S. Westrom — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 1, 2021
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 92-1 with Committee Substitute `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 15, 2021
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 83-7 `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 180) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb6e8d2b-9934-442c-b938-5e9193dc40b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).