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Bill AN ACT relating to interest. Amend KRS 360.040 to make the state interest rate for most civil judgments, including judgments for prejudgment interest, 6 percent; provide that the judgment interest rate for unpaid child support is 12 percent; provide that the judgment interest rate on a contract, promissory note, or other written obligation is the rate established in that contract, promissory note, or other written obligation; amend KRS 342.040 to establish a 6 percent interest rate for worker's compensation orders and settlements; allow the administrative law judge to raise the interest rate to 12 percent; amend KRS 360.010 to conform; specify that the new interest rates only apply to judgments, orders, and settlements entered after the effective date of this Act. AN ACT relating to interest. Amend KRS 360.040 to make the state interest rate for most civil judgments, including judgments for prejudgment interest, 6 percent; provide that the judgment interest rate for unpaid child support is 12 percent; provide that the judgment interest rate on a contract, promissory note, or other written obligation is the rate established in that contract, promissory note, or other written obligation; amend KRS 342.040 to establish a 6 percent interest rate for worker's compensation orders and settlements; allow the administrative law judge to raise the interest rate to 12 percent; amend KRS 360.010 to conform; specify that the new interest rates only apply to judgments, orders, and settlements entered after the effective date of this Act. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2017RS HB 223 Kentucky HB 223 (2017RS)
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Kentucky HB 223 (2017RS) — AN ACT relating to interest. Amend KRS 360.040 to make the state interest rate for most civil judgments, including judgments for prejudgment interest, 6 percent; provide that the judgment interest rate for unpaid child support is 12 percent; provide that the judgment interest rate on a contract, promissory note, or other written obligation is the rate established in that contract, promissory note, or other written obligation; amend KRS 342.040 to establish a 6 percent interest rate for worker's compensation orders and settlements; allow the administrative law judge to raise the interest rate to 12 percent; amend KRS 360.010 to conform; specify that the new interest rates only apply to judgments, orders, and settlements entered after the effective date of this Act.

Version chain

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

  1. HB 223 (As Introduced) (committee substitute) — source
  2. HFA1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Most Recent Version (committee substitute) — source

Timeline

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

  • 2017-02-07 Introduced in House introduction
  • 2017-02-09 To Judiciary (H) referral-committee
  • 2017-02-14 Posted in committee
  • 2017-02-16 Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar reading-1
  • 2017-02-17 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2017-02-21 Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 22, 2017
  • 2017-02-22 Floor amendment (1) filed amendment-introduction
  • 2017-02-22 3rd reading, passed 66-30 reading-3, passage
  • 2017-02-23 Received in Senate
  • 2017-02-24 To Judiciary (S) referral-committee
  • 2017-03-01 Taken from Judiciary (S)
  • 2017-03-01 1st reading reading-1
  • 2017-03-01 Returned to Judiciary (S)
  • 2017-03-02 Reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill reading-2
  • 2017-03-03 Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 3, 2017
  • 2017-03-03 3rd reading, passed 36-1 reading-3, passage
  • 2017-03-03 Received in House
  • 2017-03-06 Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • 2017-03-06 Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • 2017-03-06 Delivered to Governor
  • 2017-03-16 Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 17) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/16c95b95-fafc-42c4-8041-67127692901c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).