---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to children."
description: "Create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 to define terms; establish procedures; and establish parenting time credit; amend KRS 403.211 to establish which parent owes the initial $250 in medical expenses; amend KRS 403.090, 403.212, 403.740, 405.430, and 406.025 to conform; repeal KRS 403.2121, relating to child support obligations based upon parenting time."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HB 244"
citation: "Kentucky HB 244 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Minors", "Civil Procedure", "Courts", "Family"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Elliott", "S. Dietz", "W. Williams"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af2d9bd5-ab09-4286-a2ac-135109eb6d8f"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb244.html"
source_hash: "75bc907df2de318e417264b65de8f11f2aa961a8531d63507af990a6b7385346"
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 244 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to children.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 to define terms; establish procedures; and establish parenting time credit; amend KRS 403.211 to establish which parent owes the initial $250 in medical expenses; amend KRS 403.090, 403.212, 403.740, 405.430, and 406.025 to conform; repeal KRS 403.2121, relating to child support obligations based upon parenting time.

## 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/hb244/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 219** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0219.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb244/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 244 W/ scs1 scta1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- D. Elliott — primary (person)
- S. Dietz — primary (person)
- W. Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 22, 2024
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute (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`
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (S)
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (S)
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (S)
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (S)
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) as a consent bill `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 28, 2024
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed 96-0 `passage`
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 219) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af2d9bd5-ab09-4286-a2ac-135109eb6d8f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).