---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to organ donation."
description: "Amend KRS 311.1925 to add other related adults and hospital administrators to the hierarchy of those who can authorize an anatomical gift; amend KRS 311.1929 to add research for the advancement of donation and transplantation science as an acceptable use; amend KRS 311.1935 to specify the examination period and to allow a hospital to conduct a standard medical evaluation to ensure medical stability of a part; amend KRS 311.1943 to conform; amend KRS 311.1947 to add donation for therapy, education, and research for advancement of donation and transplantation science to the statewide electronic registry."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "SB 71"
citation: "Kentucky SB 71 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Coroners", "Deaths", "Health and Medical Services", "Hospitals and Nursing Homes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c73facb-af1c-4f1e-8716-92f2487dff2f"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb71.html"
source_hash: "e61fd25b23b3bfcd7fb189f84d841510f404f6d338e016a0684208151feed71d"
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 71 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to organ donation.

Amend KRS 311.1925 to add other related adults and hospital administrators to the hierarchy of those who can authorize an anatomical gift; amend KRS 311.1929 to add research for the advancement of donation and transplantation science as an acceptable use; amend KRS 311.1935 to specify the examination period and to allow a hospital to conduct a standard medical evaluation to ensure medical stability of a part; amend KRS 311.1943 to conform; amend KRS 311.1947 to add donation for therapy, education, and research for advancement of donation and transplantation science to the statewide electronic registry.

## 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/sb71/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 52** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0052.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/sb71/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 71 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE SB 71 W/ hfa1 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Health Services (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 22, 2023
- **2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 34-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Health Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 14, 2023
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 98-1 with Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1)
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Floor Amendment (1)
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed 34 -0 `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
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 52) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c73facb-af1c-4f1e-8716-92f2487dff2f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).