KY SB231 | 2021 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-25 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 140)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 406 to allow the court to consider the financial resources of both parties in paternity actions and order a party to pay a reasonable portion of the other party's attorney's fees and costs.

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Title

AN ACT relating to attorney's fees for paternity actions.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2021-03-15 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 339 (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 1621 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2021-03-25Senatesigned by Governor (Acts Ch. 140)
2021-03-15Senatedelivered to Governor
2021-03-15Senateenrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2021-03-15Senateenrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2021-03-15Senatereceived in Senate
2021-03-15House3rd reading, passed 96-0
2021-03-15Houseplaced in the Orders of the Day
2021-03-15Housetaken from Rules
2021-03-15Housereported favorably, to Rules
2021-03-11Housereturned to Judiciary (H)
2021-03-11House2nd reading
2021-03-11Housetaken from Judiciary (H)
2021-03-05Housereturned to Judiciary (H)
2021-03-05House1st reading
2021-03-05Housetaken from Judiciary (H)
2021-03-04Houseposted in committee
2021-03-04Houseto Judiciary (H)
2021-03-03Houseto Committee on Committees (H)
2021-03-03Housereceived in House
2021-03-02Senate3rd reading, passed 36-0
2021-03-01Senateposted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 2, 2021
2021-02-26Senate2nd reading, to Rules
2021-02-25Senatereported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2021-02-11Senateto Judiciary (S)
2021-02-10Senateto Committee on Committees (S)
2021-02-10Senateintroduced in Senate

Subjects


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Bill Comments

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