HB 214 KY

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Amend KRS 23A.020 to move Edmonson County from the 38th Judicial Circuit into the 8th Judicial Circuit; amend KRS 23A.040 (Effective January 2, 2023) to add the 56th Judicial Circuit to the list of judicial circuits with 2 Circuit Judges; amend KRS 23A.045 (Effective January 2, 2023) to remove the 3rd, 6th, 14th, and 27th Judicial Circuits from the list of judicial circuits with 3 Circuit Judges; amend KRS 23A.050 to add the 3rd, 6th, 14th, and 27th Judicial Circuits to the list of judicial circuits with 4 Circuit Judges; create KRS 23A.052 to establish that the 8th and 25th Judicial Circuits shall be entitled to 5 Circuit Judges; amend KRS 23A.055 to establish that the 16th Judicial Circuit shall be entitled to 6 Circuit Judges; amend KRS 24A.030 (Effective January 2, 2023) to move Edmonson County from the 38th Judicial District into the 8th Judicial District, move Russell and Wayne Counties from the 40th Judicial District into the 57th Judicial District, move Nelson County from the 57th Judicial District into the 58th Judicial District, move Cumberland and Monroe Counties from the 59th Judicial District into the 40th Judicial District, move Marshall County from the 58th Judicial District into the 42nd Judicial District, and eliminate the 59th Judicial District; amend KRS 24A.050 to remove the 4th, 31st, 38th, 41st, and 51st Districts from the list of Judicial Districts with 2 District Judges; amend KRS 24A.090 to remove 1 District Court division of the 16th Judicial District; request that the Circuit Court Judges added under KRS 23A.050 in the 3rd, 6th, 14th, 16th, and 27th Judicial Circuits be designated as family court divisions with an effective date of January 2, 2023; request that the District Court judgeships eliminated in the 4th, 13th, 31st, 41st, 51st, and the realignment of the Judicial Districts take effect January 1, 2027, unless a vacancy occurs earlier; provide transitional language; EFFECTIVE in part January 2, 2023, and January 1, 2027; EMERGENCY.

• DJ Johnson Republican · primary
• J. Nemes Republican · primary
• C. Massey · primary
• J. Petrie Republican · primary
• T. Smith Republican · primary
• W. Thomas Republican · primary

1. Jan 5, 2022 introduced in House · lower
2. Jan 5, 2022 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Feb 15, 2022 taken from Committee on Committees (H) · lower
4. Feb 15, 2022 1st reading · lower
5. Feb 15, 2022 returned to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
6. Feb 22, 2022 to Judiciary (H) · lower
7. Feb 23, 2022 reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
8. Feb 24, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 25, 2022 · lower
9. Feb 28, 2022 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
10. Feb 28, 2022 3rd reading, passed 73-23 with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
11. Mar 1, 2022 received in Senate · upper
12. Mar 1, 2022 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
13. Mar 8, 2022 to Judiciary (S) · upper
14. Mar 22, 2022 taken from Judiciary (S) · upper
15. Mar 22, 2022 1st reading · lower
16. Mar 22, 2022 returned to Judiciary (S) · upper
17. Mar 23, 2022 taken from Judiciary (S) · upper
18. Mar 23, 2022 2nd reading · lower
19. Mar 23, 2022 returned to Judiciary (S) · upper
20. Mar 23, 2022 floor amendment (1) filed · lower
21. Mar 24, 2022 reported favorably, to Rules · lower
22. Mar 25, 2022 floor amendment (2) filed · lower
23. Mar 25, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 29, 2022 · lower
24. Mar 29, 2022 3rd reading · lower
25. Mar 29, 2022 floor amendment (1) withdrawn · lower
26. Mar 29, 2022 passed 25-11 with Floor Amendment (2) · lower
27. Mar 29, 2022 received in House · lower
28. Mar 29, 2022 to Rules (H) · lower
29. Mar 29, 2022 taken from Rules · lower
30. Mar 29, 2022 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate floor amendment (2) · lower
31. Mar 29, 2022 House concurred in Senate Floor Amendment (2) · lower
32. Mar 29, 2022 passed 78-12 · lower
33. Mar 30, 2022 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
34. Mar 30, 2022 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
35. Mar 30, 2022 delivered to Governor · lower
36. Apr 8, 2022 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 129) · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Acts Chapter 129 · PDF
• Current/Final · PDF
• Introduced · PDF