---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to child abuse."
description: "Amend KRS 620.030 to remove the requirement that a supervisor make an additional report to the proper authorities regarding a report made to them of suspected abuse; require an oral report of child abuse and notification of a supervisor; add the requirement that a supervisor cooperate with the investigation of a report; amend KRS 620.040 to require an agency that is the reporting source to notify other involved agencies; amend KRS 620.072 to allow the cabinet to choose announced or unannounced visits following alleged child abuse reports."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "SB 229"
citation: "Kentucky SB 229 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Minors", "Corrections Impact", "Courts", "Courts", "Family", "Local Mandate", "Reports Mandated"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-27T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59c559f0-e158-4a22-9f1f-da6c03da20fd"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb229.html"
source_hash: "3c8399e0a5dff83cdc851fe0949855b33a126e5d2c716d0513fb1b027f59293c"
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 229 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to child abuse.

Amend KRS 620.030 to remove the requirement that a supervisor make an additional report to the proper authorities regarding a report made to them of suspected abuse; require an oral report of child abuse and notification of a supervisor; add the requirement that a supervisor cooperate with the investigation of a report; amend KRS 620.040 to require an agency that is the reporting source to notify other involved agencies; amend KRS 620.072 to allow the cabinet to choose announced or unannounced visits following alleged child abuse reports.

## 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/23RS/sb229/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 107** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0107.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/sb229/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE SB 229 W/ hcs1 hfa1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 229 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Suspend the Rules — **fail** (fail) · upper
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** to Families & Children (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 03, 2023
- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 34 -0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Families & Children (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Families & Children (H)
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Families & Children (H)
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 15, 2023
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 91-6 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendments (1) and (2) and Committee Substitute (1)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed 36-0 `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 107) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59c559f0-e158-4a22-9f1f-da6c03da20fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).