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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the rights of victims of sexual offenses."
description: "AN ACT relating to the rights of victims of sexual offenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2020RS"
identifier: "HB 256"
citation: "Kentucky HB 256 (2020RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts", "Circuit", "Parental Rights", "Civil Actions", "Civil Rights", "Children and Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5cf289d4-1e5b-45d0-a43f-2aa7ddd11f8d"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hb256.html"
source_hash: "9f09b759c940f267725b7fb57e65ac02d38578f544cdc839202cc645b2b4b8b5"
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 256 (2020RS) — AN ACT relating to the rights of victims of sexual offenses.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb256/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb256/bill.pdf)
## Votes
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 256 — **pass** (pass) · lower
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2020-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 21, 2020
- **2020-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 84-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2020-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12, 2020
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 34-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2020-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts ch. 30) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5cf289d4-1e5b-45d0-a43f-2aa7ddd11f8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).