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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to jail standards."
description: "Amend KRS 441.055 to require that the minimum standards for jails allow the employment or appointment of persons at least 18 years old to work in the secure perimeter of a jail and establish guidelines for persons' service when less than 21 years of age."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "HB 164"
citation: "Kentucky HB 164 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties", "Jails and Jailers", "Local Government", "Local Mandate", "Peace Officers and Law Enforcement", "Personnel and Employment", "Public Officers and Employees", "Public Protection", "Public Safety", "State Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b989a88-889c-4480-9f93-f6d3d3efa567"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb164.html"
source_hash: "67f7b0aa09c879fe7853a1be05649b8647923e78f68b96d5254fa302ceb942e7"
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 164 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to jail standards.
Amend KRS 441.055 to require that the minimum standards for jails allow the employment or appointment of persons at least 18 years old to work in the secure perimeter of a jail and establish guidelines for persons' service when less than 21 years of age.
## 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/23RS/hb164/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 44** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0044.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb164/bill.pdf)
## Votes
- PASS HB 164 W/ sfa1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** to Local Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 17, 2023
- **2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 99-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 14, 2023
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendment (1)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Floor Amendment (1)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed 75-16 `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 44) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b989a88-889c-4480-9f93-f6d3d3efa567`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).