Kentucky 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 8 R cosponsors

HB 243 — AN ACT relating to child support.

Last action — to Judiciary (H)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amend KRS 403.211 to add that a child support action may be filed any time following conception; add that a child support action may be filed in the county where the mother resides; amend KRS 403.212 to change the term "obligated parent" to "obligor"; establish that child support shall be retroactive to the date of the filing of a motion for support; amend KRS 406.021 to include that paternity may be determined in accordance with KRS 406.011 or by prenatal genetic testing or postnatal genetic testing; amend KRS 406.011 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to advise all pregnant women who utilize public assistance and encourage pregnant women to initiate child support proceedings as early as possible.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. to Judiciary (H)

  2. to Committee on Committees (H)

  3. introduced in House

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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8 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 130 not signed on

Sponsors (8)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (130)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 243 do?
Amend KRS 403.211 to add that a child support action may be filed any time following conception; add that a child support action may be filed in the county where the mother resides; amend KRS 403.212 to change the term "obligated parent" to "obligor"; establish that child support shall be retroactive to the date of the filing of a motion for support; amend KRS 406.021 to include that paternity may be determined in accordance with KRS 406.011 or by prenatal genetic testing or postnatal genetic testing; amend KRS 406.011 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to advise all pregnant women who utilize public assistance and encourage pregnant women to initiate child support proceedings as early as possible.
Who sponsors HB 243?
HB 243 is sponsored by Amy Neighbors (Republican), Stephanie Dietz (Republican), Jared Bauman (Republican), Steve Bratcher (Republican), Jennifer Decker (Republican), Rebecca Raymer (Republican), Nancy Tate (Republican), and Wade Williams (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 243?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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