---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to venue and declaring an emergency."
description: "Amend KRS 452.010, 452.030, 452.050, and 452.090 to establish application for a transfer for a change in venue in specified actions; amend KRS 452.005 to conform; EMERGENCY."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HB 804"
citation: "Kentucky HB 804 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Actions", "Civil Procedure", "Courts", "Circuit", "Effective Dates", "Emergency"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["P. Flannery"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bfe33aa7-0b7a-4a80-aacf-6a5e09c4f231"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb804.html"
source_hash: "487ceb990ce4e414da294c8430fc0c74c8f7d07475ae18ec7511ab46687a2e58"
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 804 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to venue and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 452.010, 452.030, 452.050, and 452.090 to establish application for a transfer for a change in venue in specified actions; amend KRS 452.005 to conform; EMERGENCY.

## 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/hb804/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 189** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0189.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb804/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Veto Override HB 804 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 804 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- P. Flannery — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (H)
- **2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (H)
- **2024-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (H)
- **2024-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (H)
- **2024-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 15, 2024
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 75-20 with Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+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 `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 28, 2024
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 29-7 `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
- **2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** passed 78-21 `passage`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** passed 26-7 `passage`
- **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 Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 189) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bfe33aa7-0b7a-4a80-aacf-6a5e09c4f231`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).