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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT relating to court-ordered mental health treatment."
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description: "Amend KRS 202A.0811 to clarify that the respondent be evaluated by a mental health professional and not examined, specify where and by when a qualified mental health professional's findings shall be certified, and specify when a date for a hearing shall be set; amend KRS 202A.0815 to expand the class of individuals who can have access to assisted outpatient treatment by modifying the criteria requirements for court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
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legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
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session: "2022RS"
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identifier: "HB 127"
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citation: "Kentucky HB 127 (2022RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Attorney", "County", "Courts", "District", "Disabilities and the Disabled", "Health and Medical Services", "Judges and Court Commissioners", "Mental Disability", "Mental Health", "Peace Officers and Law Enforcement"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["C. Massey", "C. Stevenson", "D. Bentley", "K. Fleming", "K. Moser", "L. Willner", "M. Prunty", "N. Tate", "R. Palumbo", "S. Westrom"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d53f34c4-5af0-474e-9ba9-7075edf2fd48"
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source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb127.html"
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source_hash: "3682601f8ca8425881ab7d52cdd442b1a03553d1936946a3a0775287fb10a218"
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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 HB 127 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to court-ordered mental health treatment.
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Amend KRS 202A.0811 to clarify that the respondent be evaluated by a mental health professional and not examined, specify where and by when a qualified mental health professional's findings shall be certified, and specify when a date for a hearing shall be set; amend KRS 202A.0815 to expand the class of individuals who can have access to assisted outpatient treatment by modifying the criteria requirements for court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment.
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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/22RS/hb127/orig_bill.pdf)
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2. **Acts Chapter 32** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0032.pdf)
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3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb127/bill.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- FINAL PASSAGE HB 127 — **pass** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- C. Massey — primary (person)
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- C. Stevenson — primary (person)
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- D. Bentley — primary (person)
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- K. Fleming — primary (person)
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- K. Moser — primary (person)
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- L. Willner — primary (person)
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- M. Prunty — primary (person)
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- N. Tate — primary (person)
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- R. Palumbo — primary (person)
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- S. Westrom — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
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- **2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
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- **2022-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2022-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, January 19, 2022
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- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 90-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
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- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 16, 2022
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- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2-title) withdrawn
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- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed 37-0 `passage`
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- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
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- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
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- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 32) `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/d53f34c4-5af0-474e-9ba9-7075edf2fd48`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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