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KY SB147
Bill
Status
2/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
Craig Richardson
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AI Summary
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Increases maximum fees for vital records services from $5 to $10 for certifications, file searches, and copies, and from $10 to $15 for certified birth certificate copies
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Requires state or county registrars to issue certified copies only upon written request from applicants entitled to records under cabinet regulations, rather than to any applicant
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Adds new fee exemptions for death certificates of individuals who died in the line of duty and for all vital record certificates for disaster victims when the Governor declares a natural disaster and the Department for Public Health commissioner waives the fee
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Requires the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide the Annual Lifetime Kentucky Death Report to the State Board of Elections by July 1 each year to ensure accurate removal of deceased voters from registration records
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Prohibits fees for modifying cause or manner of death on vital records or correcting public health statistical data collected through vital record registration
Legislative Description
AN ACT relating to vital records.
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Last Action
3rd reading, passed 38-0
3/13/2026