26RS SB 296

Senate Bill 296

Actions

Last Action	02/27/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to foreign money judgments.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1674
Sponsor	B. Storm
Summary of Original Version	Establish and create new sections of KRS Chapter 426A to define terms; establish requirements for recognition of a Canadian money judgment and a foreign-country money judgment in this state, including supporting documents and service of process; establish a period of limitations for recognition of a foreign-country judgment; establish a relationship between a Canadian money judgment and a foreign-country money judgment; provide for uniformity of interpretation; establish that Sections 1 to 11 of the Act may be cited as the Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act; establish that Sections 12 to 23 of the Act may be cited as the Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.
Index Headings of Original Version	Civil Actions - Judgments, Canadian money, recognition, establishment Civil Actions - Judgments, foreign-country, recognition, establishment Civil Procedure - Canadian money judgments, recognition, establishment Civil Procedure - Foreign-country judgments, recognition, establishment Effective Dates, Delayed - Uniform Canadian money judgments registration, January 1, 2027 Effective Dates, Delayed - Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, January 1, 2027 Short Titles And Popular Names - Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act Short Titles And Popular Names - Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act Uniform Laws - Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act Uniform Laws - Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act