Kentucky
General Assembly

12/14/12	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/08/13	introduced in House to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Safety (H)
02/11/13	posted in committee
02/20/13	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
02/21/13	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, February 25, 2013
02/25/13	3rd reading, passed 96-0
02/26/13	received in Senate
02/28/13	to Judiciary (S)
03/05/13	taken from Judiciary (S) 1st reading returned to Judiciary (S)
03/06/13	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute as a Consent Bill floor amendments (1) (2) (4) and (5) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (3-title) filed
03/07/13	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2013 3rd reading floor amendments (1) and (2) withdrawn passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute, floor amendments (3-title) (4) and (5)
03/11/13	received in House taken from Rules posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute, floor amendments (3-title) (4) and (5)
03/12/13	House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute, floor amendments (3-title) (4) and (5) passed 100-0 enrolled, signed by each presiding officer delivered to Governor
03/22/13	signed by Governor (Acts Chapter 79)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend to create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 defining "safe child drop-off areas" and allowing courts to require exchanges of child custody to take place in these areas.
Index Headings	Domestic Relations - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Parental Rights - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Children and Minors - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Civil Actions - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Civil Procedure - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Jones II
Summary	Amend to provide that relatives who have had temporary custody of a child pursuant to a court order may petition the court for visitation rights with the child once the temporary custody has been terminated.
Index Headings	Domestic Relations - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Parental Rights - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Children and Minors - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Civil Actions - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Civil Procedure - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	R. Jones II
Summary	Amend to authorize relatives who have had temporary custody of a child pursuant to a court order to petition the court for visitation rights with the child once the temporary custody has been terminated; and declare an EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Domestic Relations - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Parental Rights - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Children and Minors - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Civil Actions - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Civil Procedure - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	R. Jones II
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Domestic Relations - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Parental Rights - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Children and Minors - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Civil Actions - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Civil Procedure - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	R. Jones II
Summary	Amend to authorize relatives who have had temporary custody of a child pursuant to a court order to petition the court for visitation rights with the child once the temporary custody has been terminated; declare an EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Domestic Relations - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Parental Rights - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Children and Minors - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Civil Actions - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Civil Procedure - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor	A. Kerr
Summary	Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 610.125 to establish the right of a child's parents, foster parents, preadoptive parents, or relatives providing care to the child to be heard in court; amend KRS 610.127 to establish that reasonable efforts to keep a child in a home will not be made when the court determines a parent has sexually abused the child or is required to register on a sex offender registry; repeal and reenact KRS 615.030 to replace the existing interstate compact relating to the placement of children with the new interstate compact for the placement of children; amend KRS 615.040 to conform; amend KRS 621.100 to require the court appointed counsel for a child to document training on the role of counsel that includes training in early childhood, child, and adolescent development and establish the right of a child's parents, foster parents, preadoptive parents, or relatives providing care to the child to he heard in court; amend KRS 202B.210 to conform; require that sections 5 and 6, related to the new interstate compact for the placement of children, be effective when the 35th state ratifies the compact or upon July 1, 2013, whichever is later; require that, until this time, KRS 615.030 remain in effect.
Index Headings	Domestic Relations - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Parental Rights - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Children and Minors - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Civil Actions - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment Civil Procedure - Child visitation decrees, modification due to military deployment