Bill Sponsor
Kentucky Senate Bill 195
Session 2026RS
AN ACT relating to participants in the legal system.
Active
Active
Passed House on Mar 31, 2026
First Action
Feb 12, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 31, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
195
State
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Summary
Amend KRS 367.220 to require written notice from a consumer to a prospective defendant 60 days before initiating a civil action; require giving of notice to toll the statute of limitations; make failure to give notice result in dismissal of a filed claim without prejudice; amend KRS 189.125 to declare failure to wear a safety restraint or wear a restraint properly to be admissible as it may relate to fault only upon a showing that the failure was a substantial factor in any injury claimed; amend KRS 304.12-230 to limit the committing of unfair claims settlement practices to insurers; prohibit that a claim from being brought by a third-party claimant; require any assignment of a claim against an insurer to be void; create a new section of Subtitle 40 of KRS Chapter 304 to establish limitations on information and testimony regarding professional liability insurance in a civil action; amend KRS 364.130 to define terms; establish liability protections for a utility that removes timber of a property owner when done with permission or in good faith and establish damages for violations; create new sections of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; require acceptance of a project by a contracting entity to create a rebuttable presumption of compliance with specifications and not to give rise to a finding of liability except under specified circumstances; establish requirements for the initiating pleading against a contracting entity or contractor and allow failure to comply to result in a dismissal of the action; establish requirements for a claim against a contractor by a noncontractual third party; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish prelitigation notice of a potential claim for medical malpractice or health care liability claims; establish method of providing required notice and the effect of compliance on the applicable statute of limitations; amend KRS 411.167 to require a written medical opinion before commencement of an action under the statute; establish an award of costs and fees upon a finding of noncompliance; amend KRS 411.182 to prohibit a claimant who is more than 50% responsible for the injury or damages claimed from being entitled to recovery; establish evidentiary basis for award of medical expenses; establish apportionment provisions for a nonparty or party entitled to immunity; amend KRS 413.140 to establish notice requirement prior to initiating cause of action for personal injury; amend KRS 422.317 to set costs associated with request for medical records; amend KRS 304.45-110 to conform; repeal KRS 304.12-220, relating to the definition of "person."
03/31/2026
Senate
delivered to Governor
03/31/2026
House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
03/31/2026
Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
03/31/2026
Senate
passed 29-9
03/31/2026
Senate
Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (3) and (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
03/27/2026
Senate
passed over and retained for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
03/27/2026
Senate
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
03/27/2026
Senate
taken from Rules
03/27/2026
Senate
to Rules (S)
03/27/2026
Senate
received in Senate
03/26/2026
Senate
3rd reading, passed 66-25 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
03/26/2026
Senate
placed in the Orders of the Day
03/26/2026
Senate
taken from Rules
03/25/2026
Senate
floor amendments (1) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill
03/25/2026
Senate
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
03/24/2026
House
returned to Judiciary (H)
03/24/2026
Senate
1st reading
03/24/2026
House
taken from Judiciary (H)
03/20/2026
House
to Judiciary (H)
03/19/2026
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
03/19/2026
House
received in House
03/19/2026
Senate
3rd reading, passed 31-5 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/19/2026
Senate
placed in the Orders of the Day
03/19/2026
Senate
taken from Rules
03/19/2026
Senate
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
03/17/2026
Senate
returned to Judiciary (S)
03/17/2026
Senate
2nd reading
03/17/2026
Senate
taken from Judiciary (S)
03/16/2026
Senate
returned to Judiciary (S)
03/16/2026
Senate
1st reading
03/16/2026
Senate
taken from Judiciary (S)
03/16/2026
Senate
to Judiciary (S)
02/12/2026
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
02/12/2026
Senate
introduced in Senate
Sources
Record Created
Feb 13, 2026 12:49:40 AM
Record Updated
Apr 1, 2026 7:12:14 AM