---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to persons convicted of crimes."
description: "AN ACT relating to persons convicted of crimes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 497"
citation: "Kentucky HB 497 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections Impact", "Corrections and Correctional Facilities", "State", "Crimes and Punishments", "Criminal Procedure", "Federal Laws and Regulations", "Local Mandate", "Medicaid"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Massey", "J. Adams", "J. Adams", "J. Calloway", "J. Nemes", "K. Banta", "K. Moser", "K. Moser", "M. Prunty", "P. Stevenson", "R. Palumbo"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
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/414abd07-d330-4c23-a514-8db1cb381c3c"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb497.html"
source_hash: "6b31f192816996f3a2c4e307fc4e1c119650a757257b8f70e48015611833cf01"
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 497 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to persons convicted of crimes.

## 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/hb497/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 182** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0182.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb497/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 497 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Massey — primary (person)
- J. Adams — primary (person)
- J. Adams — primary (person)
- J. Calloway — primary (person)
- J. Nemes — primary (person)
- K. Banta — primary (person)
- K. Moser — primary (person)
- K. Moser — primary (person)
- M. Prunty — primary (person)
- P. Stevenson — primary (person)
- R. Palumbo — 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`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 5, 2021
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (S)
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (S)
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2-title) withdrawn
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+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 (1)
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 91-0 `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. 182) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/414abd07-d330-4c23-a514-8db1cb381c3c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).