republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2026rs/hb-4.md

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Bill	AN ACT relating to grooming a minor.	­Create a new section of KRS Chapter 510 to establish the offense of grooming a minor; amend KRS 510.010 to define "course of conduct," "grooming behavior," and "sexual conduct"; amend various sections to conform; make technical corrections.	us/states/ky	Kentucky General Assembly	2026RS	HB 4	Kentucky HB 4 (2026RS)	bill	Children And Minors Corrections Impact Crimes And Punishments Criminal Procedure Local Mandate	enacted	B. Chester-Burton B. Wesley C. Fugate C. Lewis C. Massaroni D. Elliott D. Gordon D. Grossberg D. Hale D. Osborne DJ Johnson F. Rabourn G. Brown Jr. J. Calloway J. Decker J. Gooch Jr. J. Hodgson J. Nemes J. Tipton K. Banta K. Holloway K. Moser M. Hart M. Imes M. Lockett M. Proctor N. Tate P. Flannery P. Griffee R. Bivens R. Dotson R. White S. Baker S. Bratcher S. Doan S. Maddox S. Sharp T. Hampton T. Huff T. Roberts V. Grossl W. Thomas	3	27	3	2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00	2026-04-10T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/a7351f9f-a322-45f6-99fe-d7407a80a193	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb4.html	a787624a5a2f5768eea7210b452c34a12182ee1d0121a096541283fa497ec373	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ky

Kentucky HB 4 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to grooming a minor.

­Create a new section of KRS Chapter 510 to establish the offense of grooming a minor; amend KRS 510.010 to define "course of conduct," "grooming behavior," and "sexual conduct"; amend various sections to conform; 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 65 (committee substitute) — source
3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Pass — 98–0 (pass) · lower
• Final Passage — 92–0 (pass) · lower
• PASS HB 4 w/ SCS 1 — 38–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• B. Chester-Burton — primary (person)
• B. Wesley — primary (person)
• C. Fugate — primary (person)
• C. Lewis — primary (person)
• C. Massaroni — primary (person)
• D. Elliott — primary (person)
• D. Gordon — primary (person)
• D. Grossberg — primary (person)
• D. Hale — primary (person)
• D. Osborne — primary (person)
• DJ Johnson — primary (person)
• F. Rabourn — primary (person)
• G. Brown Jr. — primary (person)
• J. Calloway — primary (person)
• J. Decker — primary (person)
• J. Gooch Jr. — primary (person)
• J. Hodgson — primary (person)
• J. Nemes — primary (person)
• J. Tipton — primary (person)
• K. Banta — primary (person)
• K. Holloway — primary (person)
• K. Moser — primary (person)
• M. Hart — primary (person)
• M. Imes — primary (person)
• M. Lockett — primary (person)
• M. Proctor — primary (person)
• N. Tate — primary (person)
• P. Flannery — primary (person)
• P. Griffee — primary (person)
• R. Bivens — primary (person)
• R. Dotson — primary (person)
• R. White — primary (person)
• S. Baker — primary (person)
• S. Bratcher — primary (person)
• S. Doan — primary (person)
• S. Maddox — primary (person)
• S. Sharp — primary (person)
• T. Hampton — primary (person)
• T. Huff — primary (person)
• T. Roberts — primary (person)
• V. Grossl — primary (person)
• W. Thomas — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House introduction
• 2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
• 2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00 to Judiciary (H) referral-committee
• 2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar committee-passage
• 2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2026-02-02T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed amendment-introduction
• 2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (2) and (3) filed amendment-introduction
• 2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 04 2026
• 2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Floor Amendment (2) passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
• 2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
• 2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 to Judiciary (S) referral-committee
• 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
• 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
• 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day passage
• 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day passage
• 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
• 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H) referral-committee
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 passed 92-0 passage
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
• 2026-04-10T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 65) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a7351f9f-a322-45f6-99fe-d7407a80a193. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).