republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2019rs/hb-148.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to abortion."
description: "AN ACT relating to abortion."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2019RS"
identifier: "HB 148"
citation: "Kentucky HB 148 (2019RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes and Punishments", "Criminal Procedure", "Health and Medical Services", "Physicians and Practitioners", "Reproductive Issues", "Women", "Children and Minors", "Short Titles and Popular Names"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Bowling", "B. McCool", "B. Reed", "B. Rowland", "C. Freeland", "C. Fugate", "C. Massey", "C. McCoy", "D. Elliott", "D. Frazier", "D. Hale", "D. Meade", "D. St. Onge", "J. Blanton", "J. DuPlessis", "J. Fischer", "J. Petrie", "J. Stewart III", "J. Tipton", "K. Bratcher", "K. King", "K. Moser", "L. Bechler", "L. Elkins", "M. Dossett", "M. Hart", "M. Koch", "M. Marzian", "M. Marzian", "M. Prunty", "N. Tate", "P. Pratt", "R. Bridges", "R. Goforth", "R. Heath", "R. Huff", "R. Rothenburger", "R. Webber", "S. Lee", "S. Lewis", "S. Maddox", "S. Riley", "S. Rudy", "S. Santoro", "S. Sheldon", "T. Huff", "T. Moore", "T. Turner", "W. Thomas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/551dd535-a98d-4a6b-9bb2-8a0e13a3de43"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/hb148.html"
source_hash: "cfa43a488bfb6725d917a6cac6f2dd8850d4429f80020c3ce3e1fc94543ad258"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 148 (2019RS) — AN ACT relating to abortion.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/hb148/bill.pdf)

## Sponsors

- A. Bowling — primary (person)
- B. McCool — primary (person)
- B. Reed — primary (person)
- B. Rowland — primary (person)
- C. Freeland — primary (person)
- C. Fugate — primary (person)
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- C. McCoy — primary (person)
- D. Elliott — primary (person)
- D. Frazier — primary (person)
- D. Hale — primary (person)
- D. Meade — primary (person)
- D. St. Onge — primary (person)
- J. Blanton — primary (person)
- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
- J. Fischer — primary (person)
- J. Petrie — primary (person)
- J. Stewart III — primary (person)
- J. Tipton — primary (person)
- K. Bratcher — primary (person)
- K. King — primary (person)
- K. Moser — primary (person)
- L. Bechler — primary (person)
- L. Elkins — primary (person)
- M. Dossett — primary (person)
- M. Hart — primary (person)
- M. Koch — primary (person)
- M. Marzian — primary (person)
- M. Marzian — primary (person)
- M. Prunty — primary (person)
- N. Tate — primary (person)
- P. Pratt — primary (person)
- R. Bridges — primary (person)
- R. Goforth — primary (person)
- R. Heath — primary (person)
- R. Huff — primary (person)
- R. Rothenburger — primary (person)
- R. Webber — primary (person)
- S. Lee — primary (person)
- S. Lewis — primary (person)
- S. Maddox — primary (person)
- S. Riley — primary (person)
- S. Rudy — primary (person)
- S. Santoro — primary (person)
- S. Sheldon — primary (person)
- T. Huff — primary (person)
- T. Moore — primary (person)
- T. Turner — primary (person)
- W. Thomas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2019-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2019-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 69-20 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3`
- **2019-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2019-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 14, 2019
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 32-5 `reading-3`
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2019-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 152) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/551dd535-a98d-4a6b-9bb2-8a0e13a3de43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).