---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to child support."
description: "Amend KRS 403.212 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a child support obligation worksheet; define \"obligor\"; make changes to child support obligations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 to define terms; create a parenting time credit; amend KRS 620.090 to require the court to make specific findings if there are reasonable grounds to believe a child is dependent, neglected, or abused upon completion of a temporary removal hearing; amend various statutes to conform; EFFECTIVE, IN PART, January 1, 2023."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 501"
citation: "Kentucky HB 501 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Children and Minors", "Civil Procedure", "Courts", "Family", "State Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Hatton", "C. Massey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07358510-324d-40ce-8566-52e1098e3099"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb501.html"
source_hash: "f7434c3578b76c4eb4c3c68ef242afe311435282fbddb7b219f3cc1b53d14e4d"
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 501 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to child support.

Amend KRS 403.212 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a child support obligation worksheet; define "obligor"; make changes to child support obligations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 to define terms; create a parenting time credit; amend KRS 620.090 to require the court to make specific findings if there are reasonable grounds to believe a child is dependent, neglected, or abused upon completion of a temporary removal hearing; amend various statutes to conform; EFFECTIVE, IN PART, January 1, 2023.

## 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/hb501/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 122** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0122.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb501/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 501 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Hatton — primary (person)
- C. Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 01, 2022
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) `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 Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reassigned to Judiciary (S)
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2022-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 24, 2022
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 34-2 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+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. 122) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07358510-324d-40ce-8566-52e1098e3099`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).