Kentucky House Bill 521

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-3)
Status: Passed on April 10 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-10 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 67)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Amend KRS 508.130 to define "course of conduct" and "social media platform"; establish elements of the crime of stalking and penalize as a Class D felony unless certain aggravating circumstances are met, in which case it is a Class C felony; provide that the Act shall not affect the validity of restraining orders, interpersonal protective orders, or domestic violence orders in place prior to the effective date of the Act; repeal KRS 508.140 and 508.150, relating to stalking in the first and second degrees; amend KRS 14.300, 23A.208, 24A.178, 431.005, 411.220, 456.010, 500.092, 500.120, 506.160, 508.155, and 532.080 to conform.

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

Rep. Steven Rudy [R]	Rep. Stephanie Dietz [R]	Rep. Chad Aull [D]	Rep. Kimberly Banta [R]
Rep. Steve Bratcher [R]	Rep. Randy Bridges [R]	Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]	Rep. Myron Dossett [R]
Rep. Chris Freeland [R]	Rep. Daniel Grossberg [D]	Rep. Walker Thomas [R]	Rep. Richard White [R]
Rep. Wade Williams [R]

2026-03-31 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 400 (Y: 91 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4054 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-25 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 138 (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-10	House	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 67)
2026-04-01	House	delivered to Governor
2026-04-01	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2026-04-01	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2026-03-31	House	passed 91-0
2026-03-31	House	House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-31	House	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
2026-03-31	House	to Rules (H)
2026-03-31	House	received in House
2026-03-31	Senate	3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-26	Senate	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
2026-03-26	Senate	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) as a consent bill
2026-03-25	Senate	returned to Judiciary (S)
2026-03-25	Senate	1st reading
2026-03-25	Senate	taken from Judiciary (S)
2026-03-16	Senate	to Judiciary (S)
2026-02-26	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-02-26	Senate	received in Senate
2026-02-25	House	3rd reading, passed 96-0
2026-02-24	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 25 2026
2026-02-19	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-18	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2026-02-03	House	to Judiciary (H)
2026-01-27	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-27	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb521.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb521/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb521/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0067.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB521/SCS1.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/hb521/SCS1CI.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB521/SCA1.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/hb521/CI.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb521/vote_history.pdf