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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to sex offenses."
description: "Amend KRS 403.720 to remove \"sexual abuse\" from the definition of \"domestic violence and abuse\" and replace with \"sexual assault\"; define \"sexual assault\"; amend KRS 510.010 to redefine \"sexual contact.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "SB 119"
citation: "Kentucky SB 119 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections Impact", "Crime Victims", "Crimes and Punishments", "Criminal Procedure", "Domestic Relations", "Local Mandate"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75ac4cbc-0586-43d0-85a0-67e2237e4ab3"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb119.html"
source_hash: "86abc141aa76b51269dee7ffe879ac305a53f6e39b2862b115287e2e9fba6abb"
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 SB 119 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to sex offenses.
Amend KRS 403.720 to remove "sexual abuse" from the definition of "domestic violence and abuse" and replace with "sexual assault"; define "sexual assault"; amend KRS 510.010 to redefine "sexual contact."
## 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/sb119/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 34** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0034.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/sb119/bill.pdf)
## Votes
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 119 W/ scs1 sfa1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 02, 2023
- **2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 32-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 97-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 34) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75ac4cbc-0586-43d0-85a0-67e2237e4ab3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).