Kentucky Senate bill in Session 26RS.
Status: passed_upper. Latest action: March 17, 2026.
AN ACT relating to missing children.
Amend KRS 16.175 to expand the criteria for determining when an Amber alert should be initiated to include when a child's disappearance may not have been voluntary and the physical safety of the child may be endangered and when a child is committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice or in the temporary custody of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, a relative, or a nonrelative placement; provide that the Act may be cited as Wynter's law.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-17 | Status | passed_upper |
| 2026-03-17 | Latest Action | 03/17/26: to Committee on Committees (H) |