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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to strangulation. [SB-70]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create the crime of strangulation, provide that strangulation is a Class D felony; amend KRS 403.720 to include the offense of strangulation as one of the offenses considered domestic violence and abuse; amend KRS 456.010 to include the offense of strangulation as one of the offenses considered dating violence and abuse; amend KRS 456.020 to conform.
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AN ACT relating to sexual crimes against animals. [SB-67]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to establish the offense of sexual crimes against an animal; define "animal" and "sexual contact"; list exceptions including, animal husbandry; amend KRS 436.605 to add sexual crimes against an animal to the list of crimes for which an animal control officer may utilize peace officer powers.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to voting. [SB-63]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to allow in-person early voting between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on the three Saturdays preceding any primary, regular election, or special election; amend KRS 117.087, 117.165, 117.235, and 117.995 to conform; amend KRS 118.035 to conform and to extend voting hours for election day voting from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to strangulation. [SB-58]
Create a new section of Chapter 508 to establish the crime of strangulation.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearm storage. [SB-47]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to prohibit the unlawful storage of a firearm.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to hate crimes. [SB-44]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to create the offense of a hate crime; amend KRS 439.3401 to include hate crimes; amend KRS 49.320 to conform; repeal KRS 532.031; exempt the provisions of the Act from KRS 6.945(1).
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to racial and ethnic community criminal justice and public safety impact statements. [SB-45]
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.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to jails. [SB-245]
Amend KRS 441.127 to allow jails to give service credits to any county inmate in a county jail.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to extreme risk protection orders. [SB-244]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to allow persons to petition in District Court for one-year extreme risk protection orders when the petitioner believes a respondent poses a significant danger of causing serious physical injury to themselves or others through owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm or ammunition; establish procedures under which a temporary ex parte protective order could be issued; establish procedures for the filing, review, hearing, and possible extension of the petition; prescribe issuance and service procedures
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the dissemination of personally identifying information. [SB-240]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to create a new felony of disseminating personally identifying information on the Internet about a minor.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to indecent exposure. [SB-237]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 510 to create the offense of aggravated indecent exposure; amend KRS 194A.380 to conform.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to sports wagering and making an appropriation therefor. [SB-23]
Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections to define "amateur athletics," "collegiate sports contest," "commission," "principal," "professional sports contest," "sports wager," and "sports wagering"; create the Kentucky Gaming Commission; establish membership to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; establish the commission’s responsibilities and authority; require the Governor to appoint an executive director and establish the executive director's responsibilities; require the commission to promulgate administrative
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to abortion and declaring an emergency. [SB-227]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to prohibit a person from denying or depriving an infant of nourishment with the intent to cause or allow the death of an infant; prohibit a person from denying or depriving an infant of medically appropriate and reasonable medical care, medical treatment, or surgical care; require a physician performing an abortion to take all medically appropriate and reasonable steps to preserve the life and health of a born alive infant; provide that a born alive infant shall be treated as a legal person under the laws
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to dog vendors and making an appropriation therefor. [SB-224]
Create a new sections of KRS Chapter 258 to define terms including "animal control agency", "animal shelter", and "dog vendor"; require persons acting as a dog vendor to register with the Department of Agriculture and submit for inspection; specify necessary care and conditions for dogs kept by a dog vendor, and to require a dog vendor to maintain records on each dog; require the Department of Agriculture to maintain an online list of registered dog vendors; grant the Commissioner of Agriculture the ability to inspect or re-inspect the facilities
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to human trafficking. [SB-210]
Amend KRS 439.3401 to include as violent offenders individuals convicted of promoting human trafficking; specify that individuals convicted of human trafficking or promoting human trafficking shall not be released on probation or parole until 85 percent of the sentence has been served.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to hate crimes. [SB-207]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to provide an enhanced term of imprisonment for any defendant convicted of certain crimes when he or she 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; repeal KRS 49.320 and 532.031.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to juvenile justice. [SB-20]
Create new sections of KRS Chapters 15A, 27A, 158, and 194A to require reporting of statistics, including age, race, and gender, to determine whether there is disproportionate minority contact with the juvenile justice, social welfare, and educational discipline systems; create training requirements; require the development and reporting of plans to ameliorate disproportionate minority contact with juvenile justice and education systems; amend KRS 156.095 to require professional development for education professionals on juvenile justice topics;
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to hate crimes. [SB-190]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to create the offense of a hate crime.
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to animal sheltering and care. [SB-183]
Create new section of KRS Chapter 258 to require local governments to adopt an animal control and care program outlined by Kentucky Department of Agriculture and an outdoor sheltering and care ordinance that establishes standards for housing and caring for a dog that predominantly lives outdoors; require dog owners to obtain a dog license that will require the owner to agree to maintain the dog in accordance with the outdoor sheltering and care ordinance standards; require impoundment of a dog whose outdoor sheltering and care would reasonably lead
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearms possession by domestic abusers. [SB-177]
Amend KRS 527.010 to define "domestic abuse offense," "domestic violence protective order," and "physical force"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to create the crimes of possession of a firearm by a convicted domestic abuser and possession of a firearm by the subject of a domestic violence protective order; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to require the surrender of firearms by people subject to protective orders or convicted of specified crimes; amend KRS 403.740 and 456.060 to require courts to inform the subject of a domestic
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