---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to orders of protection."
description: "Amend KRS 403.763 and 456.180 to enhance criminal penalties for repeated violations of an order of protection; establish what constitutes a repeated violation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2025RS"
identifier: "HB 38"
citation: "Kentucky HB 38 (2025RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections Impact", "Crime Victims", "Crimes and Punishments", "Criminal Procedure", "Domestic Relations", "Local Mandate"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ffdbaf52-f27c-452a-8726-7e325f4a5813"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb38.html"
source_hash: "0d4d36d5bb9f6c0bf8afd31e8cf50c7dfce3b7da7f8fa03e2b5e54a5f5e862d3"
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 38 (2025RS) — AN ACT relating to orders of protection.

Amend KRS 403.763 and 456.180 to enhance criminal penalties for repeated violations of an order of protection; establish what constitutes a repeated violation.

## 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/25RS/hb38/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 75** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/25RS/documents/0075.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb38/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 38 W/ scs1 sfa1 — **38–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2025-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2025-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- **2025-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2025-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules (H)
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed 91-0 `passage`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 75) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ffdbaf52-f27c-452a-8726-7e325f4a5813`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).