SB317 • 2026

AN ACT relating to civil actions.

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: B. Storm
Last action: 2026-03-02
Official status: 03/02/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Effective date: Not listed

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AN ACT relating to civil actions.

What This Bill Does

AN ACT relating to civil actions.

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Bill History

2026-03-02 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to civil actions.

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AN ACT relating to civil actions. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 454.185 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) The surety in every bond provided for by any statute derived from the former Civil 4
Code[,] or by the Rules of Civil Procedure shall:[must ] 5
(a) Be a resident of this state;[, and ] 6
(b) Be worth double the sum to be secured beyond the amount of the surety's[his] 7
debts;[,] and 8
(c) Have property liable to execution in this state equal to the sum to be secured. 9
(2) If there are[be] two (2) or more sureties in the same bond , they shall[must], in the 10
aggregate, have the qualifications prescribed in this section. 11