---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to first responders."
description: "Create a new section of KRS Chapter 519 to define terms; establish the crime of impeding a first responder."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "SB 104"
citation: "Kentucky SB 104 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections Impact", "Crimes And Punishments", "Emergency Medical Services", "Firefighters And Fire Departments", "Local Mandate", "Peace Officers And Law Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Reed", "B. Smith", "C. Richardson", "D. Carroll", "D. Douglas", "G. Boswell", "G. Elkins", "L. Tichenor", "M. Deneen", "M. Nemes", "M. Nunn", "M. Wilson", "M. Wise", "R. Mills", "S. Madon", "S. Rawlings"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b73b18f-e49b-40b1-a5bb-3e5be518023e"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb104.html"
source_hash: "44a8943a1e595684d0fa5cad596ed85f27acbd044fde2dc9fce31f947dc5bb94"
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 104 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to first responders.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 519 to define terms; establish the crime of impeding a first responder.

## 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/26RS/sb104/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 96** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0096.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb104/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt — **20–63** (fail) · upper
- PASS SB 104 — **32–6** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **79–16** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 104 w/ HFA 1, HFA 2 (T) — **32–6** (pass) · upper
- Suspend the Rules — **81–0** (pass) · upper
- Adopt — **21–56** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- A. Reed — primary (person)
- B. Smith — primary (person)
- C. Richardson — primary (person)
- D. Carroll — primary (person)
- D. Douglas — primary (person)
- G. Boswell — primary (person)
- G. Elkins — primary (person)
- L. Tichenor — primary (person)
- M. Deneen — primary (person)
- M. Nemes — primary (person)
- M. Nunn — primary (person)
- M. Wilson — primary (person)
- M. Wise — primary (person)
- R. Mills — primary (person)
- S. Madon — primary (person)
- S. Rawlings — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 18 2026
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 32-6 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (3) and (4) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (3) defeated
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (4) defeated
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 79-16 with Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) `passage`
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) `passage`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** passed 32-6 `passage`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2026-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
- **2026-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 96) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b73b18f-e49b-40b1-a5bb-3e5be518023e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).