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SB 289

Kentucky Senate bill in Session 26RS.

Status: passed_upper. Latest action: March 17, 2026.

AN ACT relating to missing children.

Bill ID KY-26RS-SB-289
Session 26RS
Status passed_upper
Committee Committee on Committees
Senate passed_upper 2026-03-17
Summary

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.

Sponsor
Brandon J. Storm
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Actions Timeline
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)
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