---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to strangulation."
description: "AN ACT relating to strangulation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2019RS"
identifier: "SB 70"
citation: "Kentucky SB 70 (2019RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes and Punishments", "Criminal Procedure", "Domestic Relations", "Corrections Impact", "Local Mandate"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Kerr", "J. Hoover", "J. Hoover", "J. Petrie", "M. McGarvey", "T. Buford"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3fb9e246-caf0-4146-8cbd-4baafb2cd7f3"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/sb70.html"
source_hash: "7d894fb4054ab618b00d7213fa980062034c6e6db174f5172a916cd39e035a99"
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 SB 70 (2019RS) — AN ACT relating to strangulation.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/sb70/bill.pdf)

## Sponsors

- A. Kerr — primary (person)
- J. Hoover — primary (person)
- J. Hoover — primary (person)
- J. Petrie — primary (person)
- M. McGarvey — primary (person)
- T. Buford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- **2019-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2019-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 13, 2019
- **2019-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 31-4 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3`
- **2019-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2019-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 25, 2019
- **2019-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (3) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with floor amendment (3) `reading-3`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendment (3)
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House floor amendment (3)
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 35-1
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2019-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 183) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3fb9e246-caf0-4146-8cbd-4baafb2cd7f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).