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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky HB 558 transfers exclusive jurisdiction over interpersonal protective orders to District Courts and streamlines foreign order filings
Last action · April 15, 2026: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)Sponsors: Stephanie Dietz and 3 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky House Bill 558 grants District Courts exclusive jurisdiction over s by removing concurrent jurisdiction with Circuit Courts, and establishes uniform filing and verification procedures for out-of-state protective orders.
Changes where individuals file and seek enforcement for s by shifting all jurisdiction to District Courts and sets strict 14-to-28 day expiration timelines for uncertified s.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
District Court judges
Judges handle all incoming interpersonal protective order petitions and review foreign protective order affidavits.
Victims seeking protective orders
Petitioners file exclusively in District Court and must adhere to specific filing and affidavit requirements.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which court handles interpersonal protective order petitions under this bill?
What happens if a foreign protective order is filed without certification?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Apr 15, 2026HouseCommitteerecommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- Mar 26, 2026Housetaken from the Orders of the Day returned to Rules
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloor2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 20 2026
- Feb 18, 2026Housereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- Feb 11, 2026HouseCommitteeto Judiciary (H)
- Feb 4, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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