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| Bill | AN ACT relating to judicial districts and circuits and declaring an emergency. | Amend KRS 23A.020 to move Edmonson County from the 38th Judicial Circuit into the 8th Judicial Circuit; amend KRS 23A.040 (Effective January 2, 2023) to add the 56th Judicial Circuit to the list of judicial circuits with 2 Circuit Judges; amend KRS 23A.045 (Effective January 2, 2023) to remove the 3rd, 6th, 14th, and 27th Judicial Circuits from the list of judicial circuits with 3 Circuit Judges; amend KRS 23A.050 to add the 3rd, 6th, 14th, and 27th Judicial Circuits to the list of judicial circuits with 4 Circuit Judges; create KRS 23A.052 to establish that the 8th and 25th Judicial Circuits shall be entitled to 5 Circuit Judges; amend KRS 23A.055 to establish that the 16th Judicial Circuit shall be entitled to 6 Circuit Judges; amend KRS 24A.030 (Effective January 2, 2023) to move Edmonson County from the 38th Judicial District into the 8th Judicial District, move Russell and Wayne Counties from the 40th Judicial District into the 57th Judicial District, move Nelson County from the 57th Judicial District into the 58th Judicial District, move Cumberland and Monroe Counties from the 59th Judicial District into the 40th Judicial District, move Marshall County from the 58th Judicial District into the 42nd Judicial District, and eliminate the 59th Judicial District; amend KRS 24A.050 to remove the 4th, 31st, 38th, 41st, and 51st Districts from the list of Judicial Districts with 2 District Judges; amend KRS 24A.090 to remove 1 District Court division of the 16th Judicial District; request that the Circuit Court Judges added under KRS 23A.050 in the 3rd, 6th, 14th, 16th, and 27th Judicial Circuits be designated as family court divisions with an effective date of January 2, 2023; request that the District Court judgeships eliminated in the 4th, 13th, 31st, 41st, 51st, and the realignment of the Judicial Districts take effect January 1, 2027, unless a vacancy occurs earlier; provide transitional language; EFFECTIVE in part January 2, 2023, and January 1, 2027; EMERGENCY. | us/states/ky | Kentucky General Assembly | 2022RS | HB 214 | Kentucky HB 214 (2022RS) |
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Kentucky HB 214 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to judicial districts and circuits and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 23A.020 to move Edmonson County from the 38th Judicial Circuit into the 8th Judicial Circuit; amend KRS 23A.040 (Effective January 2, 2023) to add the 56th Judicial Circuit to the list of judicial circuits with 2 Circuit Judges; amend KRS 23A.045 (Effective January 2, 2023) to remove the 3rd, 6th, 14th, and 27th Judicial Circuits from the list of judicial circuits with 3 Circuit Judges; amend KRS 23A.050 to add the 3rd, 6th, 14th, and 27th Judicial Circuits to the list of judicial circuits with 4 Circuit Judges; create KRS 23A.052 to establish that the 8th and 25th Judicial Circuits shall be entitled to 5 Circuit Judges; amend KRS 23A.055 to establish that the 16th Judicial Circuit shall be entitled to 6 Circuit Judges; amend KRS 24A.030 (Effective January 2, 2023) to move Edmonson County from the 38th Judicial District into the 8th Judicial District, move Russell and Wayne Counties from the 40th Judicial District into the 57th Judicial District, move Nelson County from the 57th Judicial District into the 58th Judicial District, move Cumberland and Monroe Counties from the 59th Judicial District into the 40th Judicial District, move Marshall County from the 58th Judicial District into the 42nd Judicial District, and eliminate the 59th Judicial District; amend KRS 24A.050 to remove the 4th, 31st, 38th, 41st, and 51st Districts from the list of Judicial Districts with 2 District Judges; amend KRS 24A.090 to remove 1 District Court division of the 16th Judicial District; request that the Circuit Court Judges added under KRS 23A.050 in the 3rd, 6th, 14th, 16th, and 27th Judicial Circuits be designated as family court divisions with an effective date of January 2, 2023; request that the District Court judgeships eliminated in the 4th, 13th, 31st, 41st, 51st, and the realignment of the Judicial Districts take effect January 1, 2027, unless a vacancy occurs earlier; provide transitional language; EFFECTIVE in part January 2, 2023, and January 1, 2027; EMERGENCY.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Acts Chapter 129 (committee substitute) — source
- Current/Final (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASS HB 214 w/ sfa2 — pass (pass) · lower
- Pass — pass (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — pass (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- C. Massey — primary (person)
- DJ Johnson — primary (person)
- J. Nemes — primary (person)
- J. Petrie — primary (person)
- T. Smith — primary (person)
- W. Thomas — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2022-01-05T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House
introduction - 2022-01-05T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee - 2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00 taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- 2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00 1st reading
reading-1 - 2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00 returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- 2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00 to Judiciary (H)
referral-committee - 2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage - 2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 25, 2022
- 2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction - 2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 73-23 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage, reading-3 - 2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
- 2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee - 2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 to Judiciary (S)
referral-committee - 2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Judiciary (S)
- 2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00 1st reading
reading-1 - 2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Judiciary (S)
- 2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Judiciary (S)
- 2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading
reading-2 - 2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Judiciary (S)
- 2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed
amendment-introduction - 2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, to Rules
committee-passage - 2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (2) filed
amendment-introduction - 2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 29, 2022
- 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading
reading-3 - 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 passed 25-11 with Floor Amendment (2)
passage - 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
- 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H)
referral-committee - 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
- 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendment (2)
- 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 House concurred in Senate Floor Amendment (2)
- 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 passed 78-12
passage - 2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage - 2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage - 2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
- 2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 129)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9100b555-2f0a-4548-9615-984957228722. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).