---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to sexual offenses by peace officers."
description: "AN ACT relating to sexual offenses by peace officers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "SB 52"
citation: "Kentucky SB 52 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections Impact", "Crime Victims", "Crimes and Punishments", "Criminal Procedure", "Local Mandate", "Peace Officers and Law Enforcement", "Police", "City and County", "Police", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Harper Angel", "D. Yates", "M. McGarvey", "W. Westerfield", "W. Westerfield"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d196a77b-3c85-454b-bae3-0b6a9f9978da"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb52.html"
source_hash: "9c4e25b10fe48fdd8f8c69b3dc667b61fdbea4515f16dfd07f52f2e7e4be8bc0"
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 52 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to sexual offenses by peace officers.

## 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/sb52/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 135** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0135.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb52/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 52 W/ scs1 sfa1 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- D. Harper Angel — primary (person)
- D. Yates — primary (person)
- M. McGarvey — primary (person)
- W. Westerfield — primary (person)
- W. Westerfield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 10, 2021
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+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 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 11, 2021
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 135) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d196a77b-3c85-454b-bae3-0b6a9f9978da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).