---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to civil proceedings and declaring an emergency."
description: "Create a new section of KRS 387.010 to 387.280 to establish a new procedure for legal settlements with a minor when the amount of the settlement is $25,000 or less; amend KRS 387.280 to conform."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 170"
citation: "Kentucky HB 170 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Minors", "Civil Procedure", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Fiduciaries"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Massey", "J. Fischer"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-12-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5012b68-4f9d-4204-9772-7449971b9e79"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb170.html"
source_hash: "0b9c4ab9cf74c0c07519e829d41a7ed05bdbc0f893fd08e323a98d7fb12d574a"
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 170 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to civil proceedings and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS 387.010 to 387.280 to establish a new procedure for legal settlements with a minor when the amount of the settlement is $25,000 or less; amend KRS 387.280 to conform.

## 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/22RS/hb170/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 182** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0182.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb170/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 170 w/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE HB 170 w/ fccr1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Massey — primary (person)
- J. Fischer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
- **2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Banking & Insurance (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 18, 2022
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Banking & Insurance (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 25, 2022
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 34-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1)
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Free Conference Committee Report (1)
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** passed 32-0 `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Report
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** passed 94-0 `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-04-08T04:00:00+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/e5012b68-4f9d-4204-9772-7449971b9e79`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).