---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to interpersonal violence."
description: "Amend KRS 403.720 to include violence against an animal when used as coercive conduct in the definition of \"domestic violence and abuse\"; amend KRS 403.740 to allow a judge to award possession of a shared domestic animal to the petitioner; amend KRS 456.010 to include violence against an animal when used as coercive conduct in the definition of \"dating violence and abuse\"; amend KRS 456.060 to allow a judge to award possession of a shared domestic animal to the petitioner."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 319"
citation: "Kentucky HB 319 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Animals", "Livestock", "and Poultry", "Civil Actions", "Courts", "Dogs", "Domestic Relations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Wesley", "B. Wheatley", "C. Freeland", "D. Osborne", "J. Decker", "J. DuPlessis", "J. Jenkins", "K. Banta", "K. Fleming", "K. Flood", "M. Dossett", "M. Prunty", "N. Kulkarni", "P. Pratt", "P. Stevenson", "R. Dotson", "S. Lewis", "S. Westrom", "T. Bojanowski", "W. Thomas"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fcbd9f9d-8774-41c0-8637-afdb6233fabd"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb319.html"
source_hash: "785e77c966512ee7c2375969b01dc3bdbe638c2ba6f0407593cb0a2c4df34d32"
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 319 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to interpersonal violence.

Amend KRS 403.720 to include violence against an animal when used as coercive conduct in the definition of "domestic violence and abuse"; amend KRS 403.740 to allow a judge to award possession of a shared domestic animal to the petitioner; amend KRS 456.010 to include violence against an animal when used as coercive conduct in the definition of "dating violence and abuse"; amend KRS 456.060 to allow a judge to award possession of a shared domestic animal to the petitioner.

## 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/hb319/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 158** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0158.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb319/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 319 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Wesley — primary (person)
- B. Wheatley — primary (person)
- C. Freeland — primary (person)
- D. Osborne — primary (person)
- J. Decker — primary (person)
- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
- J. Jenkins — primary (person)
- K. Banta — primary (person)
- K. Fleming — primary (person)
- K. Flood — primary (person)
- M. Dossett — primary (person)
- M. Prunty — primary (person)
- N. Kulkarni — primary (person)
- P. Pratt — primary (person)
- P. Stevenson — primary (person)
- R. Dotson — primary (person)
- S. Lewis — primary (person)
- S. Westrom — primary (person)
- T. Bojanowski — primary (person)
- W. Thomas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 07, 2022
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 95-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 29, 2022
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35-1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **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. 158) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fcbd9f9d-8774-41c0-8637-afdb6233fabd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).