---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to workplace violence against healthcare workers."
description: "Amend KRS 508.025 to expand assault in the third degree to include causing or attempting to cause physical injury to a person employed by or under contract with a hospital if the event occurs in or on the premises of a hospital or hospital-owned outpatient facility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HB 194"
citation: "Kentucky HB 194 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections Impact", "Crime Victims", "Crimes and Punishments", "Health and Medical Services", "Local Mandate", "Occupational Safety and Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Neighbors", "B. Chester-Burton", "C. Aull", "C. Fugate", "D. Bentley", "D. Hale", "J. Blanton", "J. Bray", "K. King", "K. Moser", "K. Timoney", "M. Pollock", "P. Pratt", "R. Palumbo", "R. Roarx", "S. Dietz", "S. Riley", "T. Smith", "T. Truett", "W. Lawrence", "W. Thomas", "W. Williams"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b84fbddf-60a9-4617-a2b2-b988acf682d3"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb194.html"
source_hash: "6ead4ef828b063ab87f742cf9ba7e0b4fc1581d0bace7f0119bae21698d12d3e"
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 194 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to workplace violence against healthcare workers.

Amend KRS 508.025 to expand assault in the third degree to include causing or attempting to cause physical injury to a person employed by or under contract with a hospital if the event occurs in or on the premises of a hospital or hospital-owned outpatient facility.

## 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/hb194/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 80** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0080.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb194/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 194 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Neighbors — primary (person)
- B. Chester-Burton — primary (person)
- C. Aull — primary (person)
- C. Fugate — primary (person)
- D. Bentley — primary (person)
- D. Hale — primary (person)
- J. Blanton — primary (person)
- J. Bray — primary (person)
- K. King — primary (person)
- K. Moser — primary (person)
- K. Timoney — primary (person)
- M. Pollock — primary (person)
- P. Pratt — primary (person)
- R. Palumbo — primary (person)
- R. Roarx — primary (person)
- S. Dietz — primary (person)
- S. Riley — primary (person)
- T. Smith — primary (person)
- T. Truett — primary (person)
- W. Lawrence — primary (person)
- W. Thomas — primary (person)
- W. Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** to Health Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2) filed to bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 11, 2024
- **2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **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** 3rd reading, passed 36-1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 80) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b84fbddf-60a9-4617-a2b2-b988acf682d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).