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---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to privacy."
description: "Create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 to place additional safeguards on medical and mental health records to protect the confidential nature."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "SB 203"
citation: "Kentucky SB 203 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Procedure", "Courts", "Family"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eaa9ab36-7b27-4698-8684-ca91e0d21499"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb203.html"
source_hash: "145ec6e2a115af45e1012ed80ed75797f9310fb0ab0875eadf81eb04aa153604"
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 203 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to privacy.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 to place additional safeguards on medical and mental health records to protect the confidential nature.
## 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/sb203/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 59** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0059.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/sb203/bill.pdf)
## Votes
- PASS SB 203 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE SB 203 W/ hcs1 hfa1 hfta2 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Suspend the Rules — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 08, 2023
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36 -0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (H)
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (H)
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (H)
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (H)
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **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** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 78-20 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (1) and (2-title)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed 37-0 `passage`
- **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
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 59) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eaa9ab36-7b27-4698-8684-ca91e0d21499`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).