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type: "Bill" title: "AN ACT relating to public health and declaring an emergency." description: "Amend KRS 311.732, relating to performance of an abortion upon a minor, to require the informed written consent of a parent or legal guardian to include a copy of that parent's or legal guardian's government-issued identification and parent's or legal guardian's documentation; require government-issued identification for the minor; require notification to other parent with joint or physical custody with exceptions; require the physician to keep a copy of the informed written consent for at least 7 years; require the physician to execute an affidavit; require additional criteria and standards for when a court determines whether to allow a minor to self-consent to an abortion; require the court hearing to remain confidential and be held in a private, informal setting within the courthouse; require, in the case of a medical emergency, for the physician to notify the parent or legal guardian within 24 hours of the abortion; require report to the cabinet; amend KRS 311.595 to allow the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure to suspend or revoke the license of any physician for violations; amend KRS 311.990 to establish criminal penalties for violations; establish penalties for a person who violates Section 5 to 11 of this Act; amend KRS 213.101 to expand the statistical reporting system for abortions; require the Vital Statistics Branch report to include verification of compliance with the certification requirement of KRS 311.727; add required reporting items; require the Inspector General, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, to audit reporting; prohibit the audit from including personally identifying information of any pregnant woman upon whom an abortion was performed or attempted; specify that any personally identifying information viewed or recorded by the Inspector General in conducting the audit is not subject to the Open Records Act; require an annual report to be submitted including findings from the audit and abortion facility inspections to the General Assembly and the Attorney General; require an annual in-person report to be presented to the Interim Joint Committee on Health, Welfare, and Family Services; create new sections of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to define terms; prohibit abortion-inducing drugs from being provided outside of required procedures or by courier, delivery, or mail service; establish requirements for qualified physician providing abortion-inducing drugs; require informed consent by patient for being provided abortion-inducing drugs; list requirements for informed consent form; require each abortion-inducing drug provided to be reported to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services on a report form; list requirements for report form; require report to the cabinet of treatment for adverse event or complication related to a drug-induced abortion; list requirements for report; prohibit provisions from being construed as creating or recognizing a right to abortion, making lawful an abortion that is otherwise unlawful, or overriding any existing laws; prohibit the provision of abortion-inducing drugs in any school facility or on state grounds; provide additional remedies to comply with Sections 5 to 11 of this Act; create new sections of KRS Chapter 213 to require the cabinet to publish information about the potential ability to reverse the effects of abortion-inducing drugs; require the cabinet to create and distribute the consent forms and reporting forms for abortion-inducing drugs; require the cabinet to keep reported data confidential; require the cabinet to communicate reporting requirements to required reporters; create new sections of KRS Chapter 315 to require the Board of Pharmacy to create a certification program for the distribution of abortion-inducing drugs; require physicians, manufacturers, and distributors to be certified; establish requirements for certification; require the board to enforce certification requirements; require the board to develop a complaint portal for violations and review complaints; amend KRS 213.081 to include fetal remains and to prohibit simultaneous cremations of fetal remains; amend KRS 213.096 to include abortions on the combination birth-death certificate; create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to define "fetal remains," require within 24 hours before a surgical or chemical abortion the health care facility or abortion clinic to inform the parents both orally and in writing of their rights to determine the final disposition of the fetal remains; if a chemically induced abortion, inform the mother she may expect to expel a fetus after leaving the facility and she may return the remains to the facility for final disposition; require the parents to inform the facility of their choice for the disposition of the fetal remains; amend KRS 367.97501 to exclude fetal remains from the definition of âpathological wasteâ; amend KRS 311.715 to provide that public agency funds shall not be paid to any entity, organization, or individual that performs, induces, refers for, or counsels in favor of abortions; establish exceptions; create new sections of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to require reporting to the cabinet information about complications, medical treatment, or death related to an abortion; permit the General Assembly to appoint members who sponsored or cosponsored this Act to intervene in any case to which the constitutionality is challenged; require provisions of this Act to be severable; amend KRS 311.774 to reporting requirements for adverse events or complications; amend KRS 311.783 to add reporting requirement; amend KRS 315.990 to add penalty for violation of pharmacy certification program; establish short title; EMERGENCY." jurisdiction: "us/states/ky" legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly" session: "2022RS" identifier: "HB 3" citation: "Kentucky HB 3 (2022RS)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Attorney General", "Budget and Financial Administration", "Cemeteries and Burials", "Children and Minors", "Cities", "Civil Actions", "Civil Procedure", "Civil Rights", "Counties", "Courts", "Courts", "Circuit", "Crimes and Punishments", "Criminal Procedure", "Drugs and Medicines", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Embalmers and Funeral Directors", "Health and Medical Services", "Hospitals and Nursing Homes", "Legislative Research Commission", "Parental Rights", "Pharmacists", "Physicians and Practitioners", "Reports Mandated", "Reproductive Issues", "Short Titles and Popular Names", "State Agencies", "Women"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["A. Bowling", "B. McCool", "B. Reed", "B. Rowland", "B. Wesley", "C. Freeland", "C. Fugate", "C. Massey", "C. McCoy", "D. Bentley", "D. Elliott", "D. Fister", "D. Frazier Gordon", "D. Hale", "D. Meade", "DJ Johnson", "J. Blanton", "J. Branscum", "J. Bray", "J. Calloway", "J. Decker", "J. DuPlessis", "J. Fischer", "J. Gooch Jr.", "J. Petrie", "J. Tipton", "K. Bratcher", "K. King", "K. Moser", "L. Bechler", "M. Hart", "M. Imes", "M. Lockett", "M. Pollock", "M. Prunty", "N. Kirk-McCormick", "N. Tate", "P. Flannery", "P. Pratt", "R. Bridges", "R. Dotson", "R. Heath", "R. Huff", "R. Webber", "S. Baker", "S. Heavrin", "S. Lewis", "S. Maddox", "S. McPherson", "S. Miles", "S. Riley", "S. Rudy", "S. Santoro", "S. Sheldon", "T. Huff", "T. Smith", "T. Truett", "W. Lawrence", "W. Thomas"] version_count: 3 action_count: 50 vote_count: 9 first_action: "2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00" last_action: "2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38c9d383-0f7d-49ca-9961-b3d401e1f05d" source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb3.html" source_hash: "82ca5c830a34ba4add0e72f39b3d96a1dc4016f31fdda5c41dce48f707a4c4f2" 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 HB 3 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to public health and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 311.732, relating to performance of an abortion upon a minor, to require the informed written consent of a parent or legal guardian to include a copy of that parent's or legal guardian's government-issued identification and parent's or legal guardian's documentation; require government-issued identification for the minor; require notification to other parent with joint or physical custody with exceptions; require the physician to keep a copy of the informed written consent for at least 7 years; require the physician to execute an affidavit; require additional criteria and standards for when a court determines whether to allow a minor to self-consent to an abortion; require the court hearing to remain confidential and be held in a private, informal setting within the courthouse; require, in the case of a medical emergency, for the physician to notify the parent or legal guardian within 24 hours of the abortion; require report to the cabinet; amend KRS 311.595 to allow the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure to suspend or revoke the license of any physician for violations; amend KRS 311.990 to establish criminal penalties for violations; establish penalties for a person who violates Section 5 to 11 of this Act; amend KRS 213.101 to expand the statistical reporting system for abortions; require the Vital Statistics Branch report to include verification of compliance with the certification requirement of KRS 311.727; add required reporting items; require the Inspector General, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, to audit reporting; prohibit the audit from including personally identifying information of any pregnant woman upon whom an abortion was performed or attempted; specify that any personally identifying information viewed or recorded by the Inspector General in conducting the audit is not subject to the Open Records Act; require an annual report to be submitted including findings from the audit and abortion facility inspections to the General Assembly and the Attorney General; require an annual in-person report to be presented to the Interim Joint Committee on Health, Welfare, and Family Services; create new sections of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to define terms; prohibit abortion-inducing drugs from being provided outside of required procedures or by courier, delivery, or mail service; establish requirements for qualified physician providing abortion-inducing drugs; require informed consent by patient for being provided abortion-inducing drugs; list requirements for informed consent form; require each abortion-inducing drug provided to be reported to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services on a report form; list requirements for report form; require report to the cabinet of treatment for adverse event or complication related to a drug-induced abortion; list requirements for report; prohibit provisions from being construed as creating or recognizing a right to abortion, making lawful an abortion that is otherwise unlawful, or overriding any existing laws; prohibit the provision of abortion-inducing drugs in any school facility or on state grounds; provide additional remedies to comply with Sections 5 to 11 of this Act; create new sections of KRS Chapter 213 to require the cabinet to publish information about the potential ability to reverse the effects of abortion-inducing drugs; require the cabinet to create and distribute the consent forms and reporting forms for abortion-inducing drugs; require the cabinet to keep reported data confidential; require the cabinet to communicate reporting requirements to required reporters; create new sections of KRS Chapter 315 to require the Board of Pharmacy to create a certification program for the distribution of abortion-inducing drugs; require physicians, manufacturers, and distributors to be certified; establish requirements for certification; require the board to enforce certification requirements; require the board to develop a complaint portal for violations and review complaints; amend KRS 213.081 to include fetal remains and to prohibit simultaneous cremations of fetal remains; amend KRS 213.096 to include abortions on the combination birth-death certificate; create a new section of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to define "fetal remains," require within 24 hours before a surgical or chemical abortion the health care facility or abortion clinic to inform the parents both orally and in writing of their rights to determine the final disposition of the fetal remains; if a chemically induced abortion, inform the mother she may expect to expel a fetus after leaving the facility and she may return the remains to the facility for final disposition; require the parents to inform the facility of their choice for the disposition of the fetal remains; amend KRS 367.97501 to exclude fetal remains from the definition of âpathological wasteâ; amend KRS 311.715 to provide that public agency funds shall not be paid to any entity, organization, or individual that performs, induces, refers for, or counsels in favor of abortions; establish exceptions; create new sections of KRS 311.710 to 311.820 to require reporting to the cabinet information about complications, medical treatment, or death related to an abortion; permit the General Assembly to appoint members who sponsored or cosponsored this Act to intervene in any case to which the constitutionality is challenged; require provisions of this Act to be severable; amend KRS 311.774 to reporting requirements for adverse events or complications; amend KRS 311.783 to add reporting requirement; amend KRS 315.990 to add penalty for violation of pharmacy certification program; establish short title; EMERGENCY.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Acts Chapter 210 (committee substitute) — source
- Current/Final (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- FINAL PASSAGE HB 3 VETO OVERRIDE — pass (pass) · lower
- Adopt sfa1 — fail (fail) · lower
- PASS HB 3 w/ scs1 sfa2 sfa3 — pass (pass) · lower
- Adopt — fail (fail) · lower
- Veto Override — pass (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — pass (pass) · lower
- Pass — pass (pass) · lower
- Adopt — fail (fail) · lower
- Concur — pass (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- A. Bowling — primary (person)
- B. McCool — primary (person)
- B. Reed — primary (person)
- B. Rowland — primary (person)
- B. Wesley — primary (person)
- C. Freeland — primary (person)
- C. Fugate — primary (person)
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- C. McCoy — primary (person)
- D. Bentley — primary (person)
- D. Elliott — primary (person)
- D. Fister — primary (person)
- D. Frazier Gordon — primary (person)
- D. Hale — primary (person)
- D. Meade — primary (person)
- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
- J. Blanton — primary (person)
- J. Branscum — primary (person)
- J. Bray — primary (person)
- J. Calloway — primary (person)
- J. Decker — primary (person)
- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
- J. Fischer — primary (person)
- J. Gooch Jr. — primary (person)
- J. Petrie — primary (person)
- J. Tipton — primary (person)
- K. Bratcher — primary (person)
- K. King — primary (person)
- K. Moser — primary (person)
- L. Bechler — primary (person)
- M. Hart — primary (person)
- M. Imes — primary (person)
- M. Lockett — primary (person)
- M. Pollock — primary (person)
- M. Prunty — primary (person)
- N. Kirk-McCormick — primary (person)
- N. Tate — primary (person)
- P. Flannery — primary (person)
- P. Pratt — primary (person)
- R. Bridges — primary (person)
- R. Dotson — primary (person)
- R. Heath — primary (person)
- R. Huff — primary (person)
- R. Webber — primary (person)
- S. Baker — primary (person)
- S. Heavrin — primary (person)
- S. Lewis — primary (person)
- S. Maddox — primary (person)
- S. McPherson — primary (person)
- S. Miles — primary (person)
- S. Riley — primary (person)
- S. Rudy — primary (person)
- S. Santoro — primary (person)
- S. Sheldon — primary (person)
- T. Huff — primary (person)
- T. Smith — primary (person)
- T. Truett — primary (person)
- W. Lawrence — primary (person)
- W. Thomas — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House
introduction - 2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee - 2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00 to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
referral-committee - 2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00 taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
- 2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00 1st reading
reading-1 - 2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00 returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
- 2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
amendment-introduction - 2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage - 2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 02, 2022
- 2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendments (3) (4) and (5) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction - 2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading
reading-3 - 2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendments (3) and (5) defeated
- 2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00 passed 77-20 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage - 2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
- 2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee - 2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 to Health & Welfare (S)
referral-committee - 2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage - 2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction - 2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2 - 2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendments (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction - 2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 29, 2022
- 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendments (4) and (5) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction - 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading
reading-3 - 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) defeated
- 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 passed 29-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (2) and (3)
passage - 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
- 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H)
referral-committee - 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
- 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1), floor amendments (2) and (3)
- 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (2) and (3)
- 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 passed 74-19
passage - 2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage - 2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage - 2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
- 2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00 Vetoed
executive-veto - 2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
- 2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H)
referral-committee - 2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
- 2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- 2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 veto overridden
veto-override-passage - 2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 passed 76-21
passage - 2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
- 2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (S)
referral-committee - 2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- 2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 veto overridden
veto-override-passage - 2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 passed 31-6
passage - 2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
- 2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage - 2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage - 2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 210)
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/38c9d383-0f7d-49ca-9961-b3d401e1f05d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).