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---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to abandoned infants."
description: "AN ACT relating to abandoned infants."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 155"
citation: "Kentucky HB 155 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Minors", "Emergency Medical Services", "Health and Medical Services", "Hospitals and Nursing Homes", "Parental Rights"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Bowling", "C. Fugate", "C. Massey", "D. Elliott", "D. Fister", "D. Frazier", "D. Hale", "DJ Johnson", "J. Branscum", "J. Bray", "J. Decker", "K. King", "L. Bechler", "M. Dossett", "M. Hart", "M. Meredith", "M. Prunty", "N. Kirk-McCormick", "N. Tate", "P. Flannery", "R. Goforth", "R. Webber", "S. Heavrin", "S. Lewis", "S. Sheldon", "T. Huff", "W. Thomas"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15d5a694-f0f1-4205-9eeb-6e145a480d61"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb155.html"
source_hash: "4fbb11ed6698cccc67143cc4de28bd54c5737adc50bc2735648901869e3fbd9f"
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 155 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to abandoned infants.
## 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/21RS/hb155/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 117** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0117.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb155/bill.pdf)
## Votes
- PASS HB 155 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- A. Bowling — primary (person)
- C. Fugate — primary (person)
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- D. Elliott — primary (person)
- D. Fister — primary (person)
- D. Frazier — primary (person)
- D. Hale — primary (person)
- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
- J. Branscum — primary (person)
- J. Bray — primary (person)
- J. Decker — primary (person)
- K. King — primary (person)
- L. Bechler — primary (person)
- M. Dossett — primary (person)
- M. Hart — primary (person)
- M. Meredith — primary (person)
- M. Prunty — primary (person)
- N. Kirk-McCormick — primary (person)
- N. Tate — primary (person)
- P. Flannery — primary (person)
- R. Goforth — primary (person)
- R. Webber — primary (person)
- S. Heavrin — primary (person)
- S. Lewis — primary (person)
- S. Sheldon — primary (person)
- T. Huff — primary (person)
- W. Thomas — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** reassigned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 26, 2021
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 15, 2021
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 117) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15d5a694-f0f1-4205-9eeb-6e145a480d61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).