Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Stephanie Dietz was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced18
Out of committee9
Passed one chamber5
Passed both chambers3
Became law3
Never left committee8
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 1 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Children and Minors 5Courts, Family 4Domestic Relations 4Occupations and Professions 4Courts 4Courts, District 4
AN ACT relating to guardians ad litem and other appointed counsel.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15A to establish the Department of Family Representation and Advocacy and the Family Representation and Advocacy Commission to provide a state-sponsored and controlled system for training and appointing guardians ad litem and other counsel; amend various sections to cap…
Out of committeerecommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to protective orders.
Amend KRS 456.030 to give District Courts exclusive jurisdiction over protective order petitions filed under KRS Chapter 456; amend KRS 456.140 to conform.
Out of committeerecommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) · 2026-04-15
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION continuing the work of the Air Mobility and Aviation Economic Development Task Force by establishing the Aviation Economic Development Task Force.
Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Aviation Economic Development Task Force and direct it to study and make recommendations; establish membership and meetings; direct the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.
Out of committeerecommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to the dissolution of marriage.
Amend KRS 403.044 to establish that the 60-day waiting period for the presentation of testimony in a divorce proceeding involving minor children shall not apply where the parties have completed the collaborative law process or family mediation that has resulted in a final agreement that…
Out of committeerecommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) · 2026-04-15
AN ACT relating to the criminal justice system.
Amend KRS 31.010 and 31.020 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 31.030 to require the annual report filed by the Department of Public Advocacy to inform the LRC and the public of the work of all divisions of the department; amend KRS 31.110 to provide…
Became lawsigned by Governor (Acts Ch. 136) · 2026-04-13
AN ACT relating to domestic relations.
Amend KRS 209A.122 to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide information regarding whether parties to a petition for an order of protection were represented by a legal counsel; to require the Department of Kentucky State Police to provide all statistical information from…
Became lawsigned by Governor (Acts Ch. 49) · 2026-04-07
AN ACT relating to professional licensing background checks.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 319, 319A, 334A, 335.010 to 335.160, and 335.500 to 335.599, relating to psychologists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists and audiologists, social workers, and professional counselors, to require a national and state background check for applicants seeking an initial license, reinstatement…
Became lawsigned by Governor (Acts Ch. 6) · 2026-03-27
AN ACT relating to designation of special judges and declaring an emergency.
Amend KRS 26A.020 to establish that any person may submit an affidavit to the Attorney General asserting that an assigned judge cannot impartially preside in a pending action; authorize the Attorney General to determine if the impartiality of the judge may reasonably be questioned; authorize…
Passed one chamberto Committee on Committees (S) · 2026-03-18
AN ACT relating to the medical treatment of high acuity youth.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 200 to define terms; establish procedures for a child charged with a public offense or subject to a court order to determine if the child is a high acuity youth; establish procedures for securing a treatment plan, and…
Not out of committeereturned to Families & Children (H) · 2026-03-13
AN ACT relating to salaries of the Court of Justice.
Amend KRS 48.195 to establish that the General Assembly shall set the salaries of the Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals.
Not out of committeeto Judiciary (H) · 2026-03-11
AN ACT relating to occupational license fees.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 91A to define terms; require 100% of the wages of an employee associated with the corporate office to be apportioned to the local government where the corporate office is located; exclude wages for work performed at a satellite…
Not out of committeeto Local Government (H) · 2026-03-04
AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages.
Amend KRS 243.232, relating to vintage distilled spirits, to allow an exception for qualified collections of vintage distilled spirits from certain purchase and annual package maximum limits; limit the exemption to 10 collections in any given 12-month period per licensee or seller; amend KRS 241.010…
Not out of committeeto Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) · 2026-03-03
AN ACT relating to retired emergency personnel.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 95 to define "city" and "firefighter"; provide that cities may employ retired firefighters provided the firefighter participated in the Firefighters Foundation Program Fund or retired pursuant to KRS Chapter 95, retired with at least 20 years of service…
Passed one chamberto Committee on Committees (S) · 2026-02-26
AN ACT relating to online protections for minors.
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; require app store providers to verify user ages, obtain parental consent for minor accounts, notify users and parents of significant changes, share age and consent data with developers, and protect age verification data; prohibit app…
Not out of committeeto Small Business & Information Technology (H) · 2026-02-20
AN ACT relating to local occupational license fees.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 91A to define terms; require 100% of the wages of an employee associated with the corporate office to be apportioned to the local government where the corporate office is located; exclude wages for work performed at a satellite…
FailedWITHDRAWN · 2026-02-20
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