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]
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.
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]
2021-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 1621 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-25 | Senate | signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 140) |
| 2021-03-15 | Senate | delivered to Governor |
| 2021-03-15 | Senate | enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House |
| 2021-03-15 | Senate | enrolled, signed by President of the Senate |
| 2021-03-15 | Senate | received in Senate |
| 2021-03-15 | House | 3rd reading, passed 96-0 |
| 2021-03-15 | House | placed in the Orders of the Day |
| 2021-03-15 | House | taken from Rules |
| 2021-03-15 | House | reported favorably, to Rules |
| 2021-03-11 | House | returned to Judiciary (H) |
| 2021-03-11 | House | 2nd reading |
| 2021-03-11 | House | taken from Judiciary (H) |
| 2021-03-05 | House | returned to Judiciary (H) |
| 2021-03-05 | House | 1st reading |
| 2021-03-05 | House | taken from Judiciary (H) |
| 2021-03-04 | House | posted in committee |
| 2021-03-04 | House | to Judiciary (H) |
| 2021-03-03 | House | to Committee on Committees (H) |
| 2021-03-03 | House | received in House |
| 2021-03-02 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed 36-0 |
| 2021-03-01 | Senate | posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 2, 2021 |
| 2021-02-26 | Senate | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| 2021-02-25 | Senate | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar |
| 2021-02-11 | Senate | to Judiciary (S) |
| 2021-02-10 | Senate | to Committee on Committees (S) |
| 2021-02-10 | Senate | introduced in Senate |
