---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to venue and declaring an emergency."
description: "Amend KRS 452.005 to establish the method for obtaining a change of venue in specified civil actions; EMERGENCY."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "SB 126"
citation: "Kentucky SB 126 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Actions", "Civil Procedure", "Court", "Supreme", "Courts", "Circuit", "Effective Dates", "Emergency"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-02-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ca182c6-e38a-409e-a652-23bde95baf0e"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb126.html"
source_hash: "c816109f404d542eb7a7c46bc88303b0df1445720469a35c273ad321e564808c"
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 SB 126 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to venue and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 452.005 to establish the method for obtaining a change of venue in specified civil actions; EMERGENCY.

## 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/23RS/sb126/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 131** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0131.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/sb126/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS SB 126 W/ sfa1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE SB 126 W/ hcs1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Veto Override and Final Passage SB 126 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Motion to move the previous question on SB126 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Limit Debate — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 28, 2023
- **2023-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 29-5 with Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 10, 2023
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 79-19 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed 28 -7 `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** passed 29 -7 `passage`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** passed 78-19 `passage`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 131) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ca182c6-e38a-409e-a652-23bde95baf0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).