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Bill	AN ACT relating to human trafficking.	Amend KRS 529.110 to expand the definition of promoting human trafficking; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to permit the Attorney General to establish a working group to study and discuss human trafficking in the Commonwealth; amend KRS 15.706 to include forced labor in reporting data on human trafficking from the Prosecutors Advisory Council; amend KRS 620.029 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to include additional information regarding human trafficking in its the annual report to the Legislative Research Commission; create a new section of KRS Chapter 219 to require hotels to post signs or window clings containing contact information for assistance for victims of human trafficking, establish penalties for noncompliance, require penalties to be paid to the human trafficking victims fund; amend KRS 176.415 to require the Department of Highways to post signs or window clings containing contact information for assistance for victims of human trafficking; amend KRS 183.075 to require airports to post signs or window clings containing contact information for assistance for victims of human trafficking, establish penalties for noncompliance, require penalties to be paid to the human trafficking victims fund; amend KRS 277.410 to require passenger train stations to post signs or window clings containing contact information for assistance for victims of human trafficking, establish penalties for noncompliance, require penalties to be paid to the human trafficking victims fund; amend KRS 281.767 to require truck stops and bus stations to post signs or window clings containing contact information for assistance for victims of human trafficking, establish penalties for noncompliance, require penalties to be paid to the human trafficking victims fund; amend KRS 529.140 to conform.	us/states/ky	Kentucky General Assembly	2024RS	HB 3	Kentucky HB 3 (2024RS)	bill	Aeronautics and Aviation Attorney General Corrections Impact Crimes and Punishments Criminal Procedure Hotels and Motels Local Mandate Public Buildings and Grounds Railroads State Agencies Transportation	enacted	B. Chester-Burton D. Elliott D. Meade D. Osborne G. Brown Jr. J. Nemes K. Herron M. Lockett N. Tate N. Wilson S. Bratcher S. Miles S. Rudy S. Sharp	3	25	2	2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00	2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/7f3c1683-f249-440a-b6d2-d6f12a037b90	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb3.html	f7da1e119fb8cdd7be5f7157b866dd169f43378b84dd8ac5fbb9de258e3fc01a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ky

Kentucky HB 3 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to human trafficking.

Amend KRS 529.110 to expand the definition of promoting human trafficking; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to permit the Attorney General to establish a working group to study and discuss human trafficking in the Commonwealth; amend KRS 15.706 to include forced labor in reporting data on human trafficking from the Prosecutors Advisory Council; amend KRS 620.029 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to include additional information regarding human trafficking in its the annual report to the Legislative Research Commission; create a new section of KRS Chapter 219 to require hotels to post signs or window clings containing contact information for assistance for victims of human trafficking, establish penalties for noncompliance, require penalties to be paid to the human trafficking victims fund; amend KRS 176.415 to require the Department of Highways to post signs or window clings containing contact information for assistance for victims of human trafficking; amend KRS 183.075 to require airports to post signs or window clings containing contact information for assistance for victims of human trafficking, establish penalties for noncompliance, require penalties to be paid to the human trafficking victims fund; amend KRS 277.410 to require passenger train stations to post signs or window clings containing contact information for assistance for victims of human trafficking, establish penalties for noncompliance, require penalties to be paid to the human trafficking victims fund; amend KRS 281.767 to require truck stops and bus stations to post signs or window clings containing contact information for assistance for victims of human trafficking, establish penalties for noncompliance, require penalties to be paid to the human trafficking victims fund; amend KRS 529.140 to conform.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Acts Chapter 61 (committee substitute) — source
3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Pass — pass (pass) · lower
• PASS HB 3 — pass (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• B. Chester-Burton — primary (person)
• D. Elliott — primary (person)
• D. Meade — primary (person)
• D. Osborne — primary (person)
• G. Brown Jr. — primary (person)
• J. Nemes — primary (person)
• K. Herron — primary (person)
• M. Lockett — primary (person)
• N. Tate — primary (person)
• N. Wilson — primary (person)
• S. Bratcher — primary (person)
• S. Miles — primary (person)
• S. Rudy — primary (person)
• S. Sharp — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House introduction
• 2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
• 2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00 to Judiciary (H) referral-committee
• 2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar committee-passage
• 2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 08, 2024
• 2024-03-12T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed amendment-introduction
• 2024-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Floor Amendment (1) passage, reading-3
• 2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
• 2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
• 2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00 to Judiciary (S) referral-committee
• 2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Judiciary (S)
• 2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 1st reading reading-1
• 2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Judiciary (S)
• 2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Judiciary (S)
• 2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading reading-2
• 2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Judiciary (S)
• 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill committee-passage
• 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 28, 2024
• 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 38-0 passage, reading-3
• 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
• 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
• 2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 61) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7f3c1683-f249-440a-b6d2-d6f12a037b90. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).