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---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to child welfare."
description: "AN ACT relating to child welfare."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2020RS"
identifier: "SB 40"
citation: "Kentucky SB 40 (2020RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Agencies", "State Employees", "Public Safety", "Children and Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-27T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c5efd38-27d3-4deb-bf4c-548d826c7d31"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/sb40.html"
source_hash: "d6adc0f5e0201594503f7ac7d78b0c1e5c63966ab827f62a38c9c5e97e3a928f"
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 40 (2020RS) — AN ACT relating to child welfare.
## 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/20RS/sb40/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/sb40/bill.pdf)
## Votes
- PASS SB 40 W/ scs1, sfa1, sfa2 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FOR CONSENT — **pass** (pass) · upper
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2020-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2020-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 6, 2020
- **2020-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendments (1) and (2) `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2020-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2020-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2020-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 5, 2020
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Rules
- **2020-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19, 2020
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 72-12 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2020-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts ch. 53) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c5efd38-27d3-4deb-bf4c-548d826c7d31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).