---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to assisted reproduction."
description: "Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to create the crime of fraudulent assisted reproduction; define terms; authorize a civil action; establish penalty; amend KRS 311.597 to add fraudulent assisted reproduction to the list of violations that may cause a doctor to lose or be restricted in the use of his or her medical license."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 402"
citation: "Kentucky HB 402 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Actions", "Civil Procedure", "Corrections Impact", "Crimes and Punishments", "Criminal Procedure", "Local Mandate", "Physicians and Practitioners"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Massey", "D. Frazier Gordon", "K. Banta", "M. Prunty", "P. Flannery", "P. Minter", "R. Roberts"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2b1f7cd-68fc-4a66-876b-ce6a8624bf09"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb402.html"
source_hash: "5b013a1c7a85a22ee3d4fb7e49cb96d72649cf7b531d20609579d61aac69845c"
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 402 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to assisted reproduction.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to create the crime of fraudulent assisted reproduction; define terms; authorize a civil action; establish penalty; amend KRS 311.597 to add fraudulent assisted reproduction to the list of violations that may cause a doctor to lose or be restricted in the use of his or her medical license.

## 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/hb402/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 156** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0156.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb402/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 402 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Massey — primary (person)
- D. Frazier Gordon — primary (person)
- K. Banta — primary (person)
- M. Prunty — primary (person)
- P. Flannery — primary (person)
- P. Minter — primary (person)
- R. Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 08, 2022
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 97-0 `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`
- **2022-03-15T04:00:00+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 36-0 `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. 156) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2b1f7cd-68fc-4a66-876b-ce6a8624bf09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).