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Bill	AN ACT relating to participants in the legal system.	Amend KRS 367.220 to require written notice from a consumer to a prospective defendant 60 days before initiating a civil action; require giving of notice to toll the statute of limitations; make failure to give notice result in dismissal of a filed claim without prejudice; amend KRS 189.125 to declare failure to wear a safety restraint or wear a restraint properly to be admissible as it may relate to fault only upon a showing that the failure was a substantial factor in any injury claimed; amend KRS 304.12-230 to limit the committing of unfair claims settlement practices to insurers; prohibit that a claim from being brought by a third-party claimant; require any assignment of a claim against an insurer to be void; create a new section of Subtitle 40 of KRS Chapter 304 to establish limitations on information and testimony regarding professional liability insurance in a civil action; amend KRS 364.130 to define terms; establish liability protections for a utility that removes timber of a property owner when done with permission or in good faith and establish damages for violations; create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; require acceptance of a project by a contracting entity to create a rebuttable presumption of compliance with specifications and not to give rise to a finding of liability except under specified circumstances; establish requirements for the initiating pleading against a contracting entity or contractor and allow failure to comply to result in a dismissal of the action; establish requirements for a claim against a contractor by a noncontractual third party; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish prelitigation notice of a potential claim for medical malpractice or health care liability claims; establish method of providing required notice and the effect of compliance on the applicable statute of limitations; amend KRS 411.167 to require a written medical opinion before commencement of an action under the statute; establish an award of costs and fees upon a finding of noncompliance; amend KRS 411.182 to prohibit a claimant who is more than 50% responsible for the injury or damages claimed from being entitled to recovery; establish evidentiary basis for award of medical expenses; establish apportionment provisions for a nonparty or party entitled to immunity; amend KRS 413.140 to establish notice requirement prior to initiating cause of action for personal injury; amend KRS 422.317 to set costs associated with request for medical records; amend KRS 304.45-110 to conform; repeal KRS 304.12-220, relating to the definition of "person."	us/states/ky	Kentucky General Assembly	2026RS	SB 195	Kentucky SB 195 (2026RS)	bill	Civil Actions Civil Procedure Consumer Protection Highways Streets And Bridges Insurance Physicians Property Rules Of Evidence	enacted	C. Richardson D. Douglas G. Elkins G. Williams R. Girdler S. Meredith	3	36	3	2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00	2026-04-12T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/4e8fc60e-f3e1-473d-b35e-75d7029ab09c	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb195.html	1aae61785009aa010c1b4fc880195fd1911edf0b8d6847271d80703363e3e218	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ky

Kentucky SB 195 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to participants in the legal system.

Amend KRS 367.220 to require written notice from a consumer to a prospective defendant 60 days before initiating a civil action; require giving of notice to toll the statute of limitations; make failure to give notice result in dismissal of a filed claim without prejudice; amend KRS 189.125 to declare failure to wear a safety restraint or wear a restraint properly to be admissible as it may relate to fault only upon a showing that the failure was a substantial factor in any injury claimed; amend KRS 304.12-230 to limit the committing of unfair claims settlement practices to insurers; prohibit that a claim from being brought by a third-party claimant; require any assignment of a claim against an insurer to be void; create a new section of Subtitle 40 of KRS Chapter 304 to establish limitations on information and testimony regarding professional liability insurance in a civil action; amend KRS 364.130 to define terms; establish liability protections for a utility that removes timber of a property owner when done with permission or in good faith and establish damages for violations; create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; require acceptance of a project by a contracting entity to create a rebuttable presumption of compliance with specifications and not to give rise to a finding of liability except under specified circumstances; establish requirements for the initiating pleading against a contracting entity or contractor and allow failure to comply to result in a dismissal of the action; establish requirements for a claim against a contractor by a noncontractual third party; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish prelitigation notice of a potential claim for medical malpractice or health care liability claims; establish method of providing required notice and the effect of compliance on the applicable statute of limitations; amend KRS 411.167 to require a written medical opinion before commencement of an action under the statute; establish an award of costs and fees upon a finding of noncompliance; amend KRS 411.182 to prohibit a claimant who is more than 50% responsible for the injury or damages claimed from being entitled to recovery; establish evidentiary basis for award of medical expenses; establish apportionment provisions for a nonparty or party entitled to immunity; amend KRS 413.140 to establish notice requirement prior to initiating cause of action for personal injury; amend KRS 422.317 to set costs associated with request for medical records; amend KRS 304.45-110 to conform; repeal KRS 304.12-220, relating to the definition of "person."

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Acts Chapter 97 (committee substitute) — source
3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Pass — 66–25 (pass) · upper
• PASS SB 195 w/ SCS 1 — 31–5 (pass) · upper
• FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 195 w/ HCS 1, HFA 1, HFA 3, HFA 2 (T) — 29–9 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• C. Richardson — primary (person)
• D. Douglas — primary (person)
• G. Elkins — primary (person)
• G. Williams — primary (person)
• R. Girdler — primary (person)
• S. Meredith — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in Senate introduction
• 2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
• 2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 to Judiciary (S) referral-committee
• 2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Judiciary (S)
• 2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 1st reading reading-1
• 2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Judiciary (S)
• 2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Judiciary (S)
• 2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading reading-2
• 2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Judiciary (S)
• 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
• 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
• 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 placed in the Orders of the Day
• 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 31-5 with Committee Substitute (1) passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
• 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
• 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 to Judiciary (H) referral-committee
• 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Judiciary (H)
• 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 1st reading reading-1
• 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Judiciary (H)
• 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
• 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendments (1) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill amendment-introduction
• 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
• 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 placed in the Orders of the Day
• 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 66-25 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title) passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
• 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (S) referral-committee
• 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
• 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
• 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title) passage
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (3) and (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 passed 29-9 passage
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
• 2026-04-10T04:00:00+00:00 filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
• 2026-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 97) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4e8fc60e-f3e1-473d-b35e-75d7029ab09c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).