republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2022rs/sb-8.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	AN ACT relating to child welfare and declaring an emergency.	Amend KRS 15.900 to create the definition of "abused or neglected child" and "community resource organization"; change the definitions of "state board" and "prevention program"; amend KRS 15.905 to reference the new definition of "state board"; amend KRS 15.910 to establish new membership of the State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board; amend KRS 15.920 to require the state board to meet at least quarterly each year and make conforming changes to align with the new established definitions; amend KRS 15.925, 15.935, 15.940, 15.942, and 15.948 to make conforming changes to align with new established definitions; amend KRS 194A.010, relating to the implementation of child welfare programs by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; amend KRS 199.011 to update the definition of "fictive kin"; amend KRS 199.505, relating to a five-business-day notification requirement if someone is registered on the putative father registry; amend KRS 199.540 to remove a condition when an adoption can be annulled; amend KRS 199.570 to reference digital files related to an adoption case; amend KRS 200.575 related to when family preservation services are provided; create a new section KRS Chapter 205, relating to Medicaid reimbursement for certain services at children's advocacy centers; amend KRS 600.020 to change the definition of "abused or neglected child" and "fictive kin"; amend KRS 620.055 to require the annual report of the external child fatality and near fatality review panel to be delivered to State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board and the Interim Joint Committee on Health, Welfare, and Family Services; amend KRS 620.140, relating to an eligible youth's ability to commit and re-commit themselves to the custody of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; amend KRS 620.363 to add new rights for foster children; require the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations related to the Kentucky Employees Charitable Campaign; EMERGENCY.	us/states/ky	Kentucky General Assembly	2022RS	SB 8	Kentucky SB 8 (2022RS)	bill	Administrative Regulations and Proceedings Boards and Commissions Children and Minors Effective Dates Emergency Health and Medical Services Legislative Research Commission Medicaid Parental Rights State Agencies	enacted	B. Storm C. Embry Jr. D. Carroll D. Douglas D. Harper Angel D. Yates J. Adams M. McGarvey R. Alvarado	3	20	2	2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00	2022-04-01T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/fe25b95c-57e4-45c5-8668-a4803f652cc1	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/sb8.html	0c5dbb5d7fa9d0913960f6d70e4bdc5218caff1af859622826e6aeb551e98ede	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ky

Kentucky SB 8 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to child welfare and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 15.900 to create the definition of "abused or neglected child" and "community resource organization"; change the definitions of "state board" and "prevention program"; amend KRS 15.905 to reference the new definition of "state board"; amend KRS 15.910 to establish new membership of the State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board; amend KRS 15.920 to require the state board to meet at least quarterly each year and make conforming changes to align with the new established definitions; amend KRS 15.925, 15.935, 15.940, 15.942, and 15.948 to make conforming changes to align with new established definitions; amend KRS 194A.010, relating to the implementation of child welfare programs by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; amend KRS 199.011 to update the definition of "fictive kin"; amend KRS 199.505, relating to a five-business-day notification requirement if someone is registered on the putative father registry; amend KRS 199.540 to remove a condition when an adoption can be annulled; amend KRS 199.570 to reference digital files related to an adoption case; amend KRS 200.575 related to when family preservation services are provided; create a new section KRS Chapter 205, relating to Medicaid reimbursement for certain services at children's advocacy centers; amend KRS 600.020 to change the definition of "abused or neglected child" and "fictive kin"; amend KRS 620.055 to require the annual report of the external child fatality and near fatality review panel to be delivered to State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board and the Interim Joint Committee on Health, Welfare, and Family Services; amend KRS 620.140, relating to an eligible youth's ability to commit and re-commit themselves to the custody of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; amend KRS 620.363 to add new rights for foster children; require the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations related to the Kentucky Employees Charitable Campaign; EMERGENCY.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Acts Chapter 75 (committee substitute) — source
3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Pass — pass (pass) · upper
• PASS SB 8 W/ sfa1 — pass (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• B. Storm — primary (person)
• C. Embry Jr. — primary (person)
• D. Carroll — primary (person)
• D. Douglas — primary (person)
• D. Harper Angel — primary (person)
• D. Yates — primary (person)
• J. Adams — primary (person)
• M. McGarvey — primary (person)
• R. Alvarado — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in Senate introduction
• 2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
• 2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00 to Health & Welfare (S) referral-committee
• 2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar committee-passage
• 2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed amendment-introduction
• 2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 02, 2022
• 2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 32-4 with Floor Amendment (1) passage, reading-3
• 2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00 received in House
• 2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
• 2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00 to Health & Family Services (H) referral-committee
• 2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar committee-passage
• 2022-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2022-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 21, 2022
• 2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 94-0 passage, reading-3
• 2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
• 2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
• 2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
• 2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
• 2022-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 75) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fe25b95c-57e4-45c5-8668-a4803f652cc1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).