Corrections And Correctional Facilities, State
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to reorganization. [SB-233]
Amend KRS 196.026 and 196.070 to reorganize the Department of Corrections; amend KRS 197.010 to define "institution"; amend KRS 196.701, 196.702, and 439.653 to conform; repeal KRS 197.011.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Mills
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 141) on 04/08/2022
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AN ACT relating to racial and ethnic community criminal justice and public safety impact statements. [SB-103]
Create new sections of KRS Chapters 6 and 15A to make legislative findings and require racial and ethnic community criminal justice and public safety impact statements for certain legislation and administrative regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Neal
To Licensing & Occupations (s) on 01/24/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to home incarceration. [HB-310]
Amend KRS 532.245 to allow defendants in the home incarceration program who did not participate in a global positioning monitoring system to receive credit for time served while on pretrial release.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 132) on 04/08/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to appropriations and revenue measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities. [HB-285]
The State/Executive Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; appropriate to General Government: 2021-2022: $125,187,900, 2022-2023: $2,727,314,100, 2023-2024: $2,018,630,000; appropriate to the Economic Development Cabinet: 2021-2022: $291,800, 2022-2023: $377,258,800, 2023-2024: $32,308,300; appropriate to the Department of Education: 2021-2022: $134,400, 2022-2023: $6,791,287,300, 2023-2024: $6,938,460,600; appropriate to the Education and Labor Cabinet: 2021-2022: $5,749,500, 2022-2023: $861,376,300, 2023-2024: $818,991,800; appropriate
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Osborne
Introduced In House on 01/13/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to jails. [SB-81]
Amend KRS 431.215 to provide that the state pays a fee to counties for lodging prisoners judged guilty of death or confinement to the penitentiary beginning on the date the prisoner is delivered to the penitentiary; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to require payment to the county of that fee and, if applicable, the fees set forth in KRS 532.100(7) for each day a prisoner is charged with a felony and lodged in the county with payment, ceasing the day the prisoner is acquitted of the felony charges, or has judgement rendered otherwise involving
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Sponsored by: Sen. Phillip Wheeler
To Judiciary (s) on 01/13/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to personal information and declaring an emergency. [SB-63]
Amend KRS 61.870 to define terms; amend KRS 61.878 to exempt records that would reveal the address or location of a public officer under certain conditions; create a new section KRS 61.870 to 61.884 to allow public officers to request that their personally identifiable information be designated as confidential and not publicly posted; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to create a cause of action for public officers whose personally identifiable information has been disseminated; cite as the Fred Capps Act; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Carroll
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Friday, March 25, 2022 on 03/24/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities. [HB-1]
The State/Executive Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; appropriate to General Government: 2021-2022: $925,391,000, 2022-2023: $2,450,394,100, 2023-2024: $1,945,550,500; appropriate to the Economic Development Cabinet: 2021-2022: $631,100, 2022-2023: $42,311,100, 2023-2024: $43,841,800; appropriate to the Department of Education: 2021-2022: $4,038,300, 2022-2023: $6,272,487,700, 2023-2024: $6,338,219,700; appropriate to the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet: 2021-2022: $4,302,200, 2022-2023: $226,803,000, 2023-2024: $228,602,800;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Fischer
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 199) on 04/13/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to jails. [HB-211]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to provide that the state pay a per diem, to include additional fees that may be applicable under KRS 532.100(7), for the amount of time an inmate serves in a jail or other local correctional facility when the inmate is convicted of a felony and the sentence in whole or in part includes the amount of time served prior to conviction.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Meredith
Taken From Local Government (h) on 03/14/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT prohibiting smoking in public places and places of employment. [HB-199]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 438 to define terms; prohibit indoor smoking in businesses, places of employment, and other listed public places; exempt private residences, unless used for child care or adult day care; permit smoking in designated nonenclosed areas; require posting of "no smoking" signs at specified locations; permit local governments to adopt stricter regulations by ordinance; provide for enforcement by all peace officers and designated health department and local government employees; provide for the issuance of uniform citations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Westrom
Floor Amendment (1) Filed on 01/19/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to pregnant inmates. [HB-38]
Amend KRS 196.173 to allow an inmate who is known to be pregnant or who has given birth in the last six weeks access to reasonable accommodations for the provision of available certified professional midwifery services or doula services.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/04/2022
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to create the Task Force on Economic Effects of Casino Gambling and Cannabis Legalization. [HCR-63]
Create the Task Force on Economic Effects of Casino Gambling and Recreational Marijuana Legalization to study economic effects of legalization of casino gambling and cannabis on governments, corrections, judiciary, small business, wages, and employment; establish task force membership; require five meeting of the task force during the 2021 interim and report findings to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. McKenzie Cantrell
Introduced In House on 02/11/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to persons convicted of crimes. [HB-497]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 196 to require the Department of Corrections (DOC) to issue to released prisoners documentation of their criminal history, institutional history, other relevent information, and a certificate of employability; to require DOC to assist prisoners with writing resumes;createa Class B misdemeanor for a person who falsely claims to have a certificate of employability; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to prioritize provision of Medicaid benefits to prisoners
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 182) on 04/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to jails. [SB-140]
Amend KRS 441.055 to specify what jail regulations must allow regarding receipt of documents, mail, and meetings with attorneys.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Mills
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 138) on 03/25/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to pregnant inmates. [HB-285]
Amend KRS 196.173 to allow an inmate who is known to be pregnant or who has given birth in the last six weeks access to reasonable accommodations for the provision of available certified professional midwifery services or doula services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Introduced In House on 02/02/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to racial and ethnic community criminal justice and public safety impact statements. [SB-155]
Create new sections of KRS Chapters 6 and 15A to make legislative findings and require racial and ethnic community criminal justice and public safety impact statements for certain legislation and administrative regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Neal
Introduced In Senate on 02/02/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the housing of inmates. [SB-84]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 196 to establish restrictive housing and medical observation of inmates who are pregnant or in the immediate postpartum period; define "immediate postpartum period"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 196 to establish notice of availability and access to applicable community-based programs and social workers; establish parameters for care of the infant for the 72-hour period after birth; create a new section of Chapter 196 to require an annual restricted housing report be filed with the Legislative Research Commission;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 85) on 03/23/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities. [HB-192]
The State/Executive Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; appropriate to General Government: 2020-2021: $2,232,159,200, 2021-2022: $1,799,151,900; appropriate to the Economic Development Cabinet: 2020-2021: $30,692,000, 2021-2022: $32,698,000; appropriate to the Department of Education: 2020-2021: $5,087,565,600, 2021-2022: $5,236,333,800; appropriate to the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet: 2020-2021: $224,230,300, 2021-2022: $226,419,100; appropriate to the Energy and Environment Cabinet: 2020-2021: $301,178,900, 2021-2022:
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Petrie
Line Item Vetoes #2, #5, #6, And #9 Not Overridden on 03/30/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to racial and ethnic community criminal justice and public safety impact statements. [SB-40]
Create new sections of KRS Chapters 6 and 15A to make legislative findings and require racial and ethnic community criminal justice and public safety impact statements for certain legislation and administrative regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Neal
Introduced In Senate on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to solitary confinement of juveniles. [HB-86]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15A to limit use of solitary confinement for juveniles and require reporting of data on its use.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kelly Flood
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to personal information. [SB-48]
Amend KRS 61.870 to define "public officer"; amend KRS 61.878 to exempt records that would reveal the address or location of a public officer under certain conditions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Carroll
Vetoed on 04/08/2021