---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to warrants authorizing entry without notice."
description: "AN ACT relating to warrants authorizing entry without notice."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "SB 4"
citation: "Kentucky SB 4 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Rights", "Courts", "Crimes and Punishments", "Criminal Procedure", "Local Mandate", "Peace Officers and Law Enforcement", "Police", "City and County", "Police", "State", "Sheriffs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Fugate", "D. Carroll", "D. Elliott", "D. Thayer", "D. Yates", "J. Blanton", "J. Blanton", "J. Blanton", "J. Schickel", "J. Turner", "M. Nemes", "P. Minter", "P. Minter", "R. Stivers", "R. Thomas", "T. Buford"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f62b0bd-07b6-449f-bea5-0efb849bf80d"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb4.html"
source_hash: "d74701dcf4b82d3f01a12674a52db7ed22661a4295909ddad5043ada7bea10dd"
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 4 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to warrants authorizing entry without notice.

## 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/sb4/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 202** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0202.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb4/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- FINAL PASS SB 4 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 4 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Suspend the Rules — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- C. Fugate — primary (person)
- D. Carroll — primary (person)
- D. Elliott — primary (person)
- D. Thayer — primary (person)
- D. Yates — primary (person)
- J. Blanton — primary (person)
- J. Blanton — primary (person)
- J. Blanton — primary (person)
- J. Schickel — primary (person)
- J. Turner — primary (person)
- M. Nemes — primary (person)
- P. Minter — primary (person)
- P. Minter — primary (person)
- R. Stivers — primary (person)
- R. Thomas — primary (person)
- T. Buford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (S)
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (S)
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (S)
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (S)
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 25, 2021
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 33-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+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** taken from Judiciary (H)
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (H)
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 12, 2021
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1), (2) and (3) filed
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (4) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (5) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (6) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (7) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 92-5 with floor amendment (7) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendment (7)
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House floor amendment (7)
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 34-0 `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 202) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f62b0bd-07b6-449f-bea5-0efb849bf80d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).