republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2019rs/hb-5.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the human rights of unborn children to not be discriminated against and declaring an emergency."
description: "AN ACT relating to the human rights of unborn children to not be discriminated against and declaring an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2019RS"
identifier: "HB 5"
citation: "Kentucky HB 5 (2019RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes and Punishments", "Criminal Procedure", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Health and Medical Services", "Physicians and Practitioners", "Reproductive Issues", "Women", "Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Children and Minors", "Civil Actions", "Civil Procedure", "Local Mandate"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Reed", "B. Rowland", "C. Freeland", "C. Fugate", "C. Massey", "D. Bentley", "D. Frazier", "D. Hale", "D. Meade", "D. Osborne", "J. Blanton", "J. DuPlessis", "J. Fischer", "J. Sims Jr", "J. Tipton", "K. Bratcher", "K. King", "L. Bechler", "L. Elkins", "M. Hart", "M. Marzian", "M. Marzian", "M. Prunty", "N. Tate", "P. Pratt", "R. Brenda", "R. Bridges", "R. Goforth", "R. Heath", "R. Huff", "R. Thomas", "R. Webber", "S. Lee", "S. Lewis", "S. Maddox", "S. Santoro", "S. Sheldon", "T. Huff", "T. Moore", "T. Turner", "W. Thomas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-03-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0fb0013c-6f94-4a4e-a8b4-7d8ec3ae473e"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/hb5.html"
source_hash: "b61c1781d024af7953de313954a8429889dc9bac9003fe27c52f02eacd1ddf55"
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 5 (2019RS) — AN ACT relating to the human rights of unborn children to not be discriminated against and declaring an emergency.

## 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/hb5/bill.pdf)

## Sponsors

- B. Reed — primary (person)
- B. Rowland — primary (person)
- C. Freeland — primary (person)
- C. Fugate — primary (person)
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- D. Bentley — primary (person)
- D. Frazier — primary (person)
- D. Hale — primary (person)
- D. Meade — primary (person)
- D. Osborne — primary (person)
- J. Blanton — primary (person)
- J. DuPlessis — primary (person)
- J. Fischer — primary (person)
- J. Sims Jr — primary (person)
- J. Tipton — primary (person)
- K. Bratcher — primary (person)
- K. King — primary (person)
- L. Bechler — primary (person)
- L. Elkins — primary (person)
- M. Hart — primary (person)
- M. Marzian — primary (person)
- M. Marzian — primary (person)
- M. Prunty — primary (person)
- N. Tate — primary (person)
- P. Pratt — primary (person)
- R. Brenda — primary (person)
- R. Bridges — primary (person)
- R. Goforth — primary (person)
- R. Heath — primary (person)
- R. Huff — primary (person)
- R. Thomas — primary (person)
- R. Webber — primary (person)
- S. Lee — primary (person)
- S. Lewis — primary (person)
- S. Maddox — 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 Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** reassigned to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H)
- **2019-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2019-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2019-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2) filed to bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 25, 2019
- **2019-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 67-25 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3`
- **2019-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2019-03-01T05:00:00+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`
- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 13, 2019
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) defeated
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 32-4
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+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
- **2019-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 037) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0fb0013c-6f94-4a4e-a8b4-7d8ec3ae473e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).