---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to abandoned infants."
description: "Amend KRS 405.075 to change the definition of \"newborn safety device\" related to the continuous staffing requirement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HB 272"
citation: "Kentucky HB 272 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Minors", "Health and Medical Services", "Parental Rights", "Public Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Chester-Burton", "K. King", "K. Moser", "N. Tate", "R. Roarx", "S. Rawlings"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b35d8d84-e02a-460c-8b33-313293d6c2d4"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb272.html"
source_hash: "5e2011fb0996342a7e46cd4b2568ca2c984496a7de8ac20acc87c986cf10b88d"
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 272 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to abandoned infants.

Amend KRS 405.075 to change the definition of "newborn safety device" related to the continuous staffing requirement.

## 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/hb272/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 202** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0202.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb272/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 272 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Chester-Burton — primary (person)
- K. King — primary (person)
- K. Moser — primary (person)
- N. Tate — primary (person)
- R. Roarx — primary (person)
- S. Rawlings — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
- **2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
- **2024-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** to Families & Children (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Families & Children (S)
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Families & Children (S)
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, April 12, 2024
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 202) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b35d8d84-e02a-460c-8b33-313293d6c2d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).