---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to genetic information."
description: "Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to regulate the collection, use, and disclosure of genetic data; create a civil cause of action for violations of the prohibitions, to be brought by the Attorney General; state that the Act shall be known as the Genetic Information Privacy Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 502"
citation: "Kentucky HB 502 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Attorney General", "Civil Actions", "Health and Medical Services", "Public Ethics", "Public Health", "Short Titles and Popular Names"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Bentley", "D. Elliott", "R. Roberts", "S. Sheldon"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bba176f3-c94d-4476-a3bb-213620ab9870"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb502.html"
source_hash: "255edab699a556fb1078786cd6d634161e99a9840c6a99f0caf8e9f0e29ae128"
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 502 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to genetic information.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to regulate the collection, use, and disclosure of genetic data; create a civil cause of action for violations of the prohibitions, to be brought by the Attorney General; state that the Act shall be known as the Genetic Information Privacy Act.

## 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/hb502/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 169** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0169.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb502/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Suspend the Rules — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 502 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- D. Bentley — primary (person)
- D. Elliott — primary (person)
- R. Roberts — primary (person)
- S. Sheldon — 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`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 11, 2022
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (2) and (3) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+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. 169) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bba176f3-c94d-4476-a3bb-213620ab9870`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).