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Bill	AN ACT relating to the protection of children.	Amend KRS 15A.190 to require the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to include crimes involving childhood sexual assault or abuse in the JC-3 form; amend KRS 17.500 to include distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor in the definition of "sex crime"; amend KRS 413.249 to remove the statute of limitations for civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse; require every civil action arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse to be accompanied by a motion to seal the record; amend KRS 439.3401 to include possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor and distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor in the definition of "violent offender"; amend KRS 510.060 to enhance the penalty to a Class C felony if the person is in a position of authority or position of special trust and the victim is under 12 years old; amend KRS 510.090 to enhance the penalty to a Class C felony if the person is in a position of authority or position of special trust and the victim is under 12 years old; amend KRS 510.155 to enhance the penalty of unlawful use of electronic means to induce a minor to a Class C felony; enhance the penalty to a Class B felony if the minor or perceived minor is under 12 years old, the offender is a person is in a position of authority or position of special trust, the offender is a registered sex offender, or a person travels into the Commonwealth for the purpose of procuring or promoting the use of a minor; amend KRS 529.100 to enhance the penalty for human trafficking to a Class B felony, unless the victim is a minor, in which case it is a Class A felony; amend KRS 529.110 to enhance the penalty for promoting human trafficking to a Class C felony unless the victim is a minor, in which case it is a Class B felony; amend KRS 531.010 to include computer-generated image, picture, or motion picture in the definition of "matter"; make technical corrections; amend KRS 531.300 to define "child sex doll" and "traffic"; create new sections of KRS 531.310 to 531.370 to prohibit the possession, trafficking, importing, and advancing of a child sex doll; amend KRS 531.340 to enhance the penalty for distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor to a Class C felony if the victim is under 18 years old and a Class B felony if the victim is under 12 years old; amend KRS 532.060 to require a person who has been convicted of a violation of KRS 529.100, 529.110, 531.320, 531.335, or 531.340 to serve five years of postincarceration supervision; amend KRS 532.200 to redefine "violent felony offense" as an offense that would classify a person as a violent offender under KRS 439.3401; make technical corrections.	us/states/ky	Kentucky General Assembly	2024RS	HB 278	Kentucky HB 278 (2024RS)	bill	Children and Minors Civil Actions Corrections Impact Crimes and Punishments Criminal Procedure Local Mandate Probation and Parole State Agencies	enacted	C. Fugate C. Massaroni D. Elliott D. Fister D. Hale E. Callaway J. Bauman J. Decker J. Hodgson K. King M. Hart M. Imes M. Lockett R. Duvall R. Palumbo R. White S. Baker S. Bratcher S. Doan S. Rawlings T. Truett W. Thomas	3	29	3	2024-01-16T05:00:00+00:00	2024-04-05T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/483581e2-774d-4491-bdca-0bde49aca319	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb278.html	290c3ef6f15595d2964b44213d04d3bcc591eb96991a0b755fccbdf270abd773	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ky

Kentucky HB 278 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to the protection of children.

Amend KRS 15A.190 to require the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to include crimes involving childhood sexual assault or abuse in the JC-3 form; amend KRS 17.500 to include distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor in the definition of "sex crime"; amend KRS 413.249 to remove the statute of limitations for civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse; require every civil action arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse to be accompanied by a motion to seal the record; amend KRS 439.3401 to include possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor and distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor in the definition of "violent offender"; amend KRS 510.060 to enhance the penalty to a Class C felony if the person is in a position of authority or position of special trust and the victim is under 12 years old; amend KRS 510.090 to enhance the penalty to a Class C felony if the person is in a position of authority or position of special trust and the victim is under 12 years old; amend KRS 510.155 to enhance the penalty of unlawful use of electronic means to induce a minor to a Class C felony; enhance the penalty to a Class B felony if the minor or perceived minor is under 12 years old, the offender is a person is in a position of authority or position of special trust, the offender is a registered sex offender, or a person travels into the Commonwealth for the purpose of procuring or promoting the use of a minor; amend KRS 529.100 to enhance the penalty for human trafficking to a Class B felony, unless the victim is a minor, in which case it is a Class A felony; amend KRS 529.110 to enhance the penalty for promoting human trafficking to a Class C felony unless the victim is a minor, in which case it is a Class B felony; amend KRS 531.010 to include computer-generated image, picture, or motion picture in the definition of "matter"; make technical corrections; amend KRS 531.300 to define "child sex doll" and "traffic"; create new sections of KRS 531.310 to 531.370 to prohibit the possession, trafficking, importing, and advancing of a child sex doll; amend KRS 531.340 to enhance the penalty for distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor to a Class C felony if the victim is under 18 years old and a Class B felony if the victim is under 12 years old; amend KRS 532.060 to require a person who has been convicted of a violation of KRS 529.100, 529.110, 531.320, 531.335, or 531.340 to serve five years of postincarceration supervision; amend KRS 532.200 to redefine "violent felony offense" as an offense that would classify a person as a violent offender under KRS 439.3401; make technical corrections.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Acts Chapter 106 (committee substitute) — source
3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• PASS HB 278 W/ sfa1 sfa3 — pass (pass) · lower
• Final Passage — pass (pass) · lower
• Pass — pass (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• C. Fugate — primary (person)
• C. Massaroni — primary (person)
• D. Elliott — primary (person)
• D. Fister — primary (person)
• D. Hale — primary (person)
• E. Callaway — primary (person)
• J. Bauman — primary (person)
• J. Decker — primary (person)
• J. Hodgson — primary (person)
• K. King — primary (person)
• M. Hart — primary (person)
• M. Imes — primary (person)
• M. Lockett — primary (person)
• R. Duvall — primary (person)
• R. Palumbo — primary (person)
• R. White — primary (person)
• S. Baker — primary (person)
• S. Bratcher — primary (person)
• S. Doan — primary (person)
• S. Rawlings — primary (person)
• T. Truett — primary (person)
• W. Thomas — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-01-16T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House introduction
• 2024-01-16T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
• 2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00 to Judiciary (H) referral-committee
• 2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
• 2024-02-15T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 22, 2024
• 2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Committee Substitute (1) passage, reading-3
• 2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
• 2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
• 2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 to Judiciary (S) referral-committee
• 2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar committee-passage
• 2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed amendment-introduction
• 2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (2) filed amendment-introduction
• 2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
• 2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (3) filed amendment-introduction
• 2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day passage
• 2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading reading-3
• 2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 Floor Amendment (2) withdrawn
• 2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 passed 36-0 with Floor Amendments (1) and (3) passage
• 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
• 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H) referral-committee
• 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendments (1) and (3)
• 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 House concurred in Senate Floor Amendments (1) and (3)
• 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 passed 96-0 with Floor Amendments (1) and (3) passage
• 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
• 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
• 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
• 2024-04-05T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 106) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/483581e2-774d-4491-bdca-0bde49aca319. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).