---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy."
description: "Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to define \"SUDEP\" and encourage a health care provider to provide information regarding sudden unexpected death in epilepsy; create a new section of KRS Chapter 72 to define \"SUDEP\" and update autopsy requirements; provide that the Act may be cited as Jami's Law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HB 166"
citation: "Kentucky HB 166 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Coroners", "Deaths", "Health and Medical Services", "Physicians and Practitioners", "Short Titles and Popular Names"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Gentry", "D. Bentley", "J. Nemes", "K. King", "P. Stevenson", "S. Bratcher", "S. Sharp", "W. Williams"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20db9426-56ee-463f-9e35-4e258e42524c"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb166.html"
source_hash: "01d5eef539c6a6dcdac79435583b2fca77642047e05178fbb6f0483cc85557f1"
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 166 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to define "SUDEP" and encourage a health care provider to provide information regarding sudden unexpected death in epilepsy; create a new section of KRS Chapter 72 to define "SUDEP" and update autopsy requirements; provide that the Act may be cited as Jami's Law.

## 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/24RS/hb166/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 98** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0098.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb166/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 166 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Gentry — primary (person)
- D. Bentley — primary (person)
- J. Nemes — primary (person)
- K. King — primary (person)
- P. Stevenson — primary (person)
- S. Bratcher — primary (person)
- S. Sharp — primary (person)
- W. Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** to Health Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 05, 2024
- **2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Health Services (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (1-title) withdrawn
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 98) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20db9426-56ee-463f-9e35-4e258e42524c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).