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Kentucky 2026RS

HB 4

AN ACT relating to grooming a minor.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-09 08:11:05 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Children And Minors, Corrections Impact, Crimes And Punishments, Criminal Procedure, Local Mandate
Introduced / first action
2026-01-13 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

­Create a new section of KRS Chapter 510 to establish the offense of grooming a minor; amend KRS 510.010 to define "course of conduct," "grooming behavior," and "sexual conduct"; amend various sections to conform; make technical corrections.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 65)

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  2. delivered to Governor

  3. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

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  4. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

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  5. passed 92-0

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  6. House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)

  7. posted for passage for concurrence in Senate

  8. to Rules (H)

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  9. received in House

  10. 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

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  11. passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

  12. passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

  13. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026

  14. 2nd reading, to Rules

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  15. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

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  16. to Judiciary (S)

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  17. to Committee on Committees (S)

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  18. received in Senate

  19. 3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Floor Amendment (2)

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  20. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 04 2026

  21. floor amendment (2) and (3) filed

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  22. floor amendment (1) filed

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  23. 2nd reading, to Rules

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  24. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

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  25. to Judiciary (H)

    referral-committee
  26. to Committee on Committees (H)

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  27. introduced in House

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