SB 195 KY

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Amend KRS 367.220 to require written notice from a consumer to a prospective defendant 60 days before initiating a civil action; require giving of notice to toll the statute of limitations; make failure to give notice result in dismissal of a filed claim without prejudice; amend KRS 189.125 to declare failure to wear a safety restraint or wear a restraint properly to be admissible as it may relate to fault only upon a showing that the failure was a substantial factor in any injury claimed; amend KRS 304.12-230 to limit the committing of unfair claims settlement practices to insurers; prohibit that a claim from being brought by a third-party claimant; require any assignment of a claim against an insurer to be void; create a new section of Subtitle 40 of KRS Chapter 304 to establish limitations on information and testimony regarding professional liability insurance in a civil action; amend KRS 364.130 to define terms; establish liability protections for a utility that removes timber of a property owner when done with permission or in good faith and establish damages for violations; create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; require acceptance of a project by a contracting entity to create a rebuttable presumption of compliance with specifications and not to give rise to a finding of liability except under specified circumstances; establish requirements for the initiating pleading against a contracting entity or contractor and allow failure to comply to result in a dismissal of the action; establish requirements for a claim against a contractor by a noncontractual third party; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish prelitigation notice of a potential claim for medical malpractice or health care liability claims; establish method of providing required notice and the effect of compliance on the applicable statute of limitations; amend KRS 411.167 to require a written medical opinion before commencement of an action under the statute; establish an award of costs and fees upon a finding of noncompliance; amend KRS 411.182 to prohibit a claimant who is more than 50% responsible for the injury or damages claimed from being entitled to recovery; establish evidentiary basis for award of medical expenses; establish apportionment provisions for a nonparty or party entitled to immunity; amend KRS 413.140 to establish notice requirement prior to initiating cause of action for personal injury; amend KRS 422.317 to set costs associated with request for medical records; amend KRS 304.45-110 to conform; repeal KRS 304.12-220, relating to the definition of "person."

• C. Richardson Republican · primary
• D. Douglas Republican · primary
• G. Elkins Republican · primary
• R. Girdler Republican · primary
• S. Meredith Republican · primary
• G. Williams Republican · primary

1. Feb 12, 2026 introduced in Senate · upper
2. Feb 12, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
3. Mar 16, 2026 to Judiciary (S) · upper
4. Mar 16, 2026 taken from Judiciary (S) · upper
5. Mar 16, 2026 1st reading · upper
6. Mar 16, 2026 returned to Judiciary (S) · upper
7. Mar 17, 2026 taken from Judiciary (S) · upper
8. Mar 17, 2026 2nd reading · upper
9. Mar 17, 2026 returned to Judiciary (S) · upper
10. Mar 19, 2026 reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) · upper
11. Mar 19, 2026 taken from Rules · upper
12. Mar 19, 2026 placed in the Orders of the Day · upper
13. Mar 19, 2026 3rd reading, passed 31-5 with Committee Substitute (1) · upper
14. Mar 19, 2026 received in House · lower
15. Mar 19, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
16. Mar 20, 2026 to Judiciary (H) · lower
17. Mar 24, 2026 taken from Judiciary (H) · lower
18. Mar 24, 2026 1st reading · upper
19. Mar 24, 2026 returned to Judiciary (H) · lower
20. Mar 25, 2026 reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) · upper
21. Mar 25, 2026 floor amendments (1) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill · upper
22. Mar 26, 2026 taken from Rules · upper
23. Mar 26, 2026 placed in the Orders of the Day · upper
24. Mar 26, 2026 3rd reading, passed 66-25 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title) · upper
25. Mar 27, 2026 received in Senate · upper
26. Mar 27, 2026 to Rules (S) · upper
27. Mar 27, 2026 taken from Rules · upper
28. Mar 27, 2026 posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title) · upper
29. Mar 27, 2026 passed over and retained for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title) · upper
30. Mar 31, 2026 Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (3) and (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) · upper
31. Mar 31, 2026 passed 29-9 · upper
32. Mar 31, 2026 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
33. Mar 31, 2026 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
34. Mar 31, 2026 delivered to Governor · upper
35. Apr 10, 2026 filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State · upper
36. Apr 12, 2026 became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 97) · upper