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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. [SB-20]
Amends KRS 635.020 to provide that a child 15 years of age or older who is charged with a Class A, B, or C felony involving the use of a firearm shall be transferred to Circuit Court to be tried as an adult, to provide that the Commonwealth’s attorney may transfer the child back to District Court after consulting with the county attorney, to provides that the Circuit Court may transfer the child back to District Court if the Circuit Court finds that fewer than two of the factors listed in KRS 640.010 favor keeping the child in Circuit Court, and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Became Law Without Governor's Signature (acts Ch. 160) on 04/10/2024
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AN ACT relating to campaign finance. [HB-582]
Amend KRS 121.015 to define "campaign consultant"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 121 to establish the registration process for campaign consultants; set penalty for failure to register; require employers of campaign consultants to pay a registration fee.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 02/22/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the regulation of skill games and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-525]
Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections to define terms; create the Kentucky Gaming Commission and attach it to the Public Protection Cabinet for administrative purposes; establish requirements for the commissioner and members on the commission; authorize the commission to establish and maintain an office in Frankfort; require the Auditor of Public Accountants to perform an annual audit of the commission; require the commission to promulgate administrative regulations to establish standard forms for the reporting of financial conditions,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Savannah Maddox
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/23/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to unborn human individuals. [HB-569]
Amend KRS 311.723, 311.727, 311.735, 311.7704, and 311.782 to allow an abortion when two physicians determine the unborn child has an abnormality that is incompatible with life outside the womb; allow an abortion when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest and the gestational age of the unborn child is less than 15 weeks; establish recording requirements; amend KRS 211.603, 216B.400, 311.725, 311.7706, 311.7707, 311.772, 311.7735, and 311.787 to conform.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Gooch
Introduced In House on 02/22/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to assault in the third degree. [HB-521]
Amend KRS 508.025 to include an employee, independent contractor, volunteer, affiliated physician, or other medical professional of a licensed hospital to persons protected by enhanced penalties if assaulted while performing duties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Bray
Introduced In House on 02/22/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to reproductive privacy. [HB-518]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to establish reproductive rights and define terms; amend KRS 18A.225 to remove the prohibition of insurance coverage for abortion; amend KRS 39A.180 to allow the Governor to suspend statutes related to abortion during a declared emergency; amend KRS 156.496 to allow a school district to operate a family resource center that provides abortion counseling; amend KRS 205.010 to permit financial aid for an abortion; amend KRS 205.510 to include abortions or induced miscarriages as medical care; amend KRS 205.560
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 02/22/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to wagering and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-551]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 230 to establish the wagering administration fund from sports wagering taxes and fees; direct use of that fund toward related administrative expenses of the Public Protection Cabinet; deposit all remaining funds in the Kentucky permanent pension fund; create new sections of KRS Chapter 230 to require the racing commission to institute a system of sports wagering at tracks; limit the types of events upon which wagers may be placed; establish sports wagering licensure requirements; prohibit participants from wagering
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Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 147) on 03/31/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis. [HB-590]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to define "cannabis"; require the Kentucky Center for Cannabis to establish criteria for determining when sufficient data exists to support the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes; permit the center to produce and dispense cannabis products to certain patients; permit the center to establish and operate cannabis dispensing centers throughout the state, exempt patients who receive cannabis products from the center from prosecution for a violation of KRS 218A.1421, 218A.1422, or 218A.1423.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Introduced In House on 02/22/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to driving under the influence and declaring an emergency. [HB-398]
Amend KRS 189A.010 to provide that a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence within a 10-year period is a Class D felony; provide that if a person is convicted of a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence the minimum term of imprisonment shall be 120 days; amend KRS 189A.110 to require a person arrested for a violation of driving under the influence to remain in custody for at least 8 hours prior to release; amend KRS 189A.040, 189A.200, 189A.240, and 281A.2102 to conform; provide the Act may be cited as Lily's
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Flannery
Withdrawn on 03/29/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to child abuse. [SB-229]
Amend KRS 620.030 to remove the requirement that a supervisor make an additional report to the proper authorities regarding a report made to them of suspected abuse; require an oral report of child abuse and notification of a supervisor; add the requirement that a supervisor cooperate with the investigation of a report; amend KRS 620.040 to require an agency that is the reporting source to notify other involved agencies; amend KRS 620.072 to allow the cabinet to choose announced or unannounced visits following alleged child abuse reports.
Sponsored by: Sen. Julie Adams
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 107) on 03/27/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to hate crimes. [SB-272]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to provide an enhanced term of imprisonment for any defendant convicted of certain crimes when the defendant intentionally selected the person because of that person's actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, mental or physical disability, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation; amend KRS 15.334 and 17.1523 to conform; create new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create the offense of using hate symbols to intimidate; repeal KRS 49.320 and 532.031.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Neal
To Judiciary (s) on 02/23/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to driving under the influence of marijuana. [SB-228]
Amend KRS 189A.010 to create a per se limit for a blood level of tetrahydrocannabinol signifying intoxication; amend various sections of the KRS to conform.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnnie Turner
Taken From Committee On Committees (h) on 03/15/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the behavioral health conditional dismissal program. [SB-274]
Amend KRS 533.282 to establish that program services may be performed by the program provider directly or in conjunction with other treatment providers; establish additional accreditation methods for treatment providers and recovery housing service providers; amend KRS 533.288 to add the executive director of the Office of Adult Education as a member of the Behavioral Health Conditional Dismissal Program Implementation Council.
Sponsored by: Sen. Whitney Westerfield
To Judiciary (s) on 02/23/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. [SB-199]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to define terms; criminalize the use of tracking devices on motor vehicles without the consent of the owner or lessee; establish penalty; provide exceptions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rick Girdler
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 163) on 03/31/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to hate crimes. [HB-477]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to provide an enhanced term of imprisonment for any defendant convicted of certain crimes when the defendant intentionally selected the person because of that person's actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, mental or physical disability, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation; amend KRS 15.334 and 17.1523 to conform; create new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create the offense of using hate symbols to intimidate; repeal KRS 49.320 and 532.031.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 02/21/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearms and declaring an emergency. [HB-475]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define "assault weapons," "large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices," and "ammunition sellers"; require background checks for private firearms sales; require reporting to law enforcement of firearm and ammunition thefts and losses; require the safe storage of firearms; amend KRS 395.250 to require an estate's inventory to list each firearm; amend KRS 403.735 to require judges, when issuing an order of protection, to consider whether a person against whom the order is entered should be prohibited from possessing
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 02/21/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to persistent felony offenders. [SB-225]
Amend KRS 532.080 to define "violent act against a person"; provide that a jury may fix an enhanced term of imprisonment when they find a defendant to be a persistent felony offender; remove the condition that an offender completed service of the sentence they were imposed within five years prior to the date of the felony that he or she now stands convicted; allow a person who is found to be a persistent felony offender in the first degree who is presently convicted of a Class A, B, or C felony to be eligible for parole if the offense was not violent
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brandon Storm
2nd Reading, To Rules on 03/03/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to driving under the influence. [HB-400]
Amend KRS 189A.010 to create enhanced penalties for a person under the age of 21 who operates a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more; allow a violation of KRS 189A.010 by a person under the age of 21 who operates a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more to be included as a prior offense for enhancement purposes; amend KRS 189A.070 to create enhanced periods of license suspenion for a person under the age of 21 who operates a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more; amend KRS 189A.340
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Bratcher
Introduced In House on 02/21/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to driving under the influence of marijuana. [SB-269]
Amend KRS 189A.010 to prohibit driving under the influence of intoxicating hemp products.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Yates
To Judiciary (s) on 02/23/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to homicide. [HB-388]
Amend KRS 507.020 to allow individuals who administer, deliver, distribute, or sell controlled substances that result in death to be charged with murder.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Reed
Introduced In House on 02/21/2023