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Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 122: AN ACT relating to judicial proceedings.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 122 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky Senate on January 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to judicial proceedings. Primary sponsor: Julie Adams (Republican), Brandon Storm (Republican), Gerald Neal (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2026): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 92).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 533 to define terms; require the court, upon conviction of the defendant, to consider the defendant's status as a caretaker of a dependent child; provide that a court's determination of a defendant's status as a caretaker of a dependent child shall not be admissible as evidence or be determinative in any subsequent proceeding; provide that the defendant shall have the right to present an alternative sentencing plan and a family impact statement to the court; provide that in issuing an alternative sentence, the court may require the defendant to participate in programs and services that support the parent-child relationship; provide that the court may modify or revoke the alternative sentence and commit the defendant to an institution if the defendant fails to adhere to or complete the conditions of an alternative sentence; amend KRS 610.340 to provide that a court determining whether to impose an alternative sentence for a defendant who is a caretaker of a dependent child has access to court records under KRS Chapters 600 to 645; provide that the Act may be cited as the Family Preservation and Accountability Act.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Julie AdamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Brandon StormPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Gerald NealPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate33

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 92)
  2. delivered to Governor
  3. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  4. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  5. passed 37-0
  6. Senate concurred in Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
  7. posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendments (1) and (2-title)
  8. to Rules (S)
  9. received in Senate
  10. 3rd reading, passed 83-7 with Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
  11. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 25 2026
  12. floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source