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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT relating to attorney's fees for paternity actions."
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description: "AN ACT relating to attorney's fees for paternity actions."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
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legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
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session: "2021RS"
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identifier: "SB 231"
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citation: "Kentucky SB 231 (2021RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Attorneys", "Parental Rights"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["M. McGarvey"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e1a0d97-4222-4459-b7c2-e39e5b7a4dcc"
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source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb231.html"
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source_hash: "b7396c5d7acadb9b146689e0d1357f00eace107e1b1856af6852fb7fab8b6fcf"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
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---
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# Kentucky SB 231 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to attorney's fees for paternity actions.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb231/orig_bill.pdf)
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2. **Acts Chapter 140** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0140.pdf)
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3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb231/bill.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASS SB 231 — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- M. McGarvey — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 2, 2021
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- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
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- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
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- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (H)
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- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (H)
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- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (H)
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- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (H)
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- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules `committee-passage`
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- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
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- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
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- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
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- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
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- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 140) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e1a0d97-4222-4459-b7c2-e39e5b7a4dcc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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