---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to criminal abuse."
description: "Amend KRS 508.100 to increase penalties if the victim is under 12 years of age."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 263"
citation: "Kentucky HB 263 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Minors", "Corrections Impact", "Crimes and Punishments"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Bowling", "C. Fugate", "C. Massey", "D. Elliott", "D. Hale", "D. Osborne", "J. Decker", "J. Dixon", "J. Nemes", "K. Bratcher", "K. King", "K. Moser", "M. Lockett", "P. Stevenson", "R. Bridges", "R. Heath", "R. Huff", "R. Webber", "S. Riley", "S. Westrom", "T. Huff", "W. Lawrence", "W. Thomas"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67a62395-bbb5-48c2-ac41-54265dfcd9df"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb263.html"
source_hash: "de170ddd73446bd3e25ed5c969dd261fca852f2a54add7ebcf9876785d15015a"
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 263 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to criminal abuse.

Amend KRS 508.100 to increase penalties if the victim is under 12 years of age.

## 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/hb263/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 31** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0031.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb263/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 263 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Bowling — primary (person)
- C. Fugate — primary (person)
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- D. Elliott — primary (person)
- D. Hale — primary (person)
- D. Osborne — primary (person)
- J. Decker — primary (person)
- J. Dixon — primary (person)
- J. Nemes — primary (person)
- K. Bratcher — primary (person)
- K. King — primary (person)
- K. Moser — primary (person)
- M. Lockett — primary (person)
- P. Stevenson — primary (person)
- R. Bridges — primary (person)
- R. Heath — primary (person)
- R. Huff — primary (person)
- R. Webber — primary (person)
- S. Riley — primary (person)
- S. Westrom — primary (person)
- T. Huff — primary (person)
- W. Lawrence — primary (person)
- W. Thomas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 15, 2022
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 14, 2022
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 31-4 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 31) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67a62395-bbb5-48c2-ac41-54265dfcd9df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).