Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB147: AN ACT relating to vital records.
Status: In committee, April 15, 2026
Amend KRS 213.136 to establish processes and procedures for requesing vital statistics records from the state or county registrar; amend KRS 213.141 to increase the fee for a certified copy of a vital statistic record to $10; establish fee exceptions; increase the fee for a certified copy of a birth record to $15; establish fee exceptions; establish that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall provide a copy of the Annual Lifetime Kentucky Death Report to the State Board of Elections on or before July 1 of each year; amend KRS 116.113 to conform.
What the bill says
An act relating to vital records.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to vital records. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 213.136 is amended to read as follows: (1) The state or county registrar shall, upon written request from an applicant entitled to a record in accordance with administrative regulations promulgated by the cabinet,[receipt of an application] issue a certified copy of any certificate or[a vital] record in the registrar's custody[ or a part thereof to any applicant]. Each certified copy[ issued] shall indicate[show] the date of registration. If the record is[ and copies issued from records] marked "delayed" or "amended," or issued pursuant to a court order, the certified copy shall bear the same designation and include the effective date of the modification[ shall be similarly marked and show the effective date. The documentary evidence used to establish a delayed certificate shall be shown on all copies issued. All forms and procedures used in the issuance of certified copies of vital records in the Commonwealth shall be provided or approved by the state registrar]. (2) A certified copy of a vital record or any part thereof, issued in accordance with subsection (1) of this section, shall be considered the legal equivalent of[for all purposes the same as] the original and shall serve as[be] prima facie evidence of the facts …
Sponsors
- Craig Richardson (R, SD-003) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- : floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- : to Health Services (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : received in House
- : 3rd reading, passed 38-0
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day by the Rules Committee for Friday, March 13 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
Votes
- Senate: PASS SB 147 RSN# 3927 (March 13, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Agencies, Elections And Voting, Deaths, Archives And Records, Public Records And Reports
Common questions
- What is SB147?
- SB147 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to vital records.
- What does SB147 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to vital records.
- What is the status of SB147?
- In committee as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB147?
- Craig Richardson (R, SD-003).
- Where is the official record for SB147?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb147.html
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