---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to guardians ad litem."
description: "Create a new section of KRS Chapter 456 to require appointment of a guardian ad litem for any unrepresented minor who is a party to the action or on behalf of whom a petition for an interpersonal protective order has been filed; create a new section of KRS Chapter 403.715 to 403.785 to require appointment of a guardian ad litem for any unrepresented minor who is a party to the action or on behalf of whom a petition for an emergency protective order or domestic violence order has been filed; establish protocols for proceeding against minor respondents who violate an order of protection; amend KRS 26A.140 to state that the guardians ad litem shall be paid a fee by the Finance and Administration Cabinet and fixed by the court."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HB 436"
citation: "Kentucky HB 436 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Attorneys", "Children and Minors", "Civil Actions", "Civil Procedure", "Domestic Relations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["K. Moser", "S. Dietz"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-31T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbb1ede2-bf27-4d38-987d-7a649f307028"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb436.html"
source_hash: "93cdaa52121f3dd468d18b8370786245e71469220e02244e5975b73b9b7ea6d7"
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 436 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to guardians ad litem.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 456 to require appointment of a guardian ad litem for any unrepresented minor who is a party to the action or on behalf of whom a petition for an interpersonal protective order has been filed; create a new section of KRS Chapter 403.715 to 403.785 to require appointment of a guardian ad litem for any unrepresented minor who is a party to the action or on behalf of whom a petition for an emergency protective order or domestic violence order has been filed; establish protocols for proceeding against minor respondents who violate an order of protection; amend KRS 26A.140 to state that the guardians ad litem shall be paid a fee by the Finance and Administration Cabinet and fixed by the court.

## 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/hb436/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 135** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0135.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb436/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 436 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- K. Moser — primary (person)
- S. Dietz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2024
- **2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+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`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `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
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 135) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dbb1ede2-bf27-4d38-987d-7a649f307028`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).