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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to body cameras. [HB-219]
Amend KRS 61.168 to provide that it is a Class D felony for a law enforcement officer operating a body-worn camera in any manner that would prevent the creation of evidence with the intent to obstruct justice.
Sponsored by: Rep. Reginald Meeks
To Judiciary (h) on 01/10/2020
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AN ACT relating to juvenile competency in status and public offenses. [HB-203]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 610 to create a minimum age of criminal responsibility of 12 years of age; establish rules relating to the court's treatment of developmental immaturity, mental illness, and intellectual disability; amend various sections to conform.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Westrom
To Judiciary (h) on 01/10/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to interpersonal violence. [HB-216]
Amend KRS 403.720 to include violence against an animal used as coercive conduct in the definition of "domestic violence and abuse"; amend KRS 403.740 to allow a judge to award possession of a domestic animal to the petitioner; amend KRS 456.010 to include violence against an animal used as coercive conduct in the definition of "dating violence and abuse"; amend KRs 456.060 to allow a judge to award possession of a domestic animal to the petitioner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
To Judiciary (s) on 03/26/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearms and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-192]
Amend KRS 527.010 to define "assault weapons" and "large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to criminalize possession and transfer of unregistered large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to establish a large-capacity ammunition-feeding device registration program under the Department of Kentucky State Police and to authorize a fee and trust account and make an appropriation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to criminalize the possession of unregistered assault
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
To Judiciary (h) on 01/09/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to solitary confinement of juveniles. [HB-147]
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. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to theft. [HB-161]
Amend KRS 514.030 to raise the threshold level of property value for a Class D felony for theft by unlawful taking or disposition from $500 to $1,500.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ed Massey
Posting Withdrawn on 02/24/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to medicinal cannabis and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-136]
Create various new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms; to exempt the medicinal marijuana program from existing provisions in Kentucky law to the contrary; to require the Department for Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control to implement and regulate the medicinal marijuana program in Kentucky; to establish the Division of Medicinal Marijuana within the Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; to establish restrictions on the possession of medicinal marijuana by qualifying patients, visiting patients, and designated caregivers;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
To Judiciary (s) on 03/02/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to criminal damage to rental property. [SB-11]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 512 to specify that a tenant who, having no right to do so or any reasonable ground to believe that he or she has such right, intentionally or wantonly defaces, destroys, or damages residential rental property is to be charged with violating KRS 512.020, 512.030, or 512.040 as appropriate.
Sponsored by: Sen. C.B. Embry
Vetoed on 04/24/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearms and declaring an emergency. [HB-45]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to specify definitions for "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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Reginald Meeks
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to voting. [HB-78]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to allow in-person early voting between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the three Saturdays preceding any primary, regular election, or special election; amend KRS 117.087, 117.165, 117.235, 117.995, and 118.035 to conform.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to cruelty to animals. [HB-106]
Amend KRS 525.130 to require forfeiture of animals subjected to cruelty, and make technical changes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kelly Flood
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to key infrastructure assets. [HB-44]
Amend KRS 511.100 to change the definition of "key infrastructure assets" to specify that natural gas or petroleum pipelines are the type of pipelines covered in the definition and include other types of infrastructure assets; amend KRS 512.020 to include tampering with, impeding, or inhibiting operations of a key infrastructure asset in the offense of criminal mischief in the first degree; create a new section of KRS 411 that a civil action may be maintained against a person that compensates or remunerates a person to violate KRS 512.020 and the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Gooch
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 12) on 03/16/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the sexual endangerment of a child and declaring an emergency. [HB-189]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 510 to make the sexual endangerment of a child a Class D felony; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lynn Bechler
Posting Withdrawn on 02/24/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to wagering and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-137]
Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections to define “adjusted gross revenue,” “beginner,” “cabinet, “confidential information,” “entry fee,” “fantasy contest,” “fantasy contest operator," “fantasy contest participant", “highly experienced player,” “immediate family,” “location percentage,” “person,” “principal stockholder,” “registered fantasy contest operator,” “script,” “secretary,” and “wager”; establish requirements for registration as a fantasy contest operator; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations for the operation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
Recommitted To Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (h) on 03/17/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to reporting dependency, neglect, or abuse. [SB-35]
Amend KRS 620.030 to establish that an investigation of child dependency, neglect, or abuse shall not be conducted by school personnel or other persons before a report is made; amend KRS 620.029 to conform; and amend KRS 620.040 to conform and to establish that no investigation of child dependency, neglect, or abuse shall be conducted by school personnel or other persons before the report is made.
Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Carroll
To Health & Welfare (s) on 01/08/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to human trafficking. [HB-183]
Amend KRS 17.500 to add a felony offense of KRS 529.100 or 529.110 involving commercial sexual activity to the definition of "sex crime"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 183 to require airports to post the hotline number of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center in all restrooms; create a new section of KRS Chapter 281 to require truck stops to post the hotline number of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center in all restrooms.
Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Miles
Posting Withdrawn on 02/24/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to intimidation of a sports official. [HB-65]
Amend KRS 518.090 to make assault of a sports official a Class D felony; create a new section of KRS Chapter 518 to establish the offense of intimidation of a sports official as a Class A misdemeanor; state that the restrictions of KRS 6.945(1) do not apply.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
To Judiciary (s) on 03/17/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to voter identification and making an appropriation therefor. [SB-2]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 117 to allow a voter to cast a provisional ballot if the voter is unable to produce proof of identification, by executing a provisional voter's affidavit furnished by the State Board of Elections; describe the voting procedure for casting a provisional ballot; describe how to validate a provisional ballot or provisional absentee ballot by requiring the provisional voter to appear before the county clerk or county board of elections to provide an affidavit stating that the voter is the same individual who cast the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 89) on 04/14/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to child abuse and declaring an emergency. [HB-47]
Amend KRS 500.050 to remove the five-year statute of limitations for misdemeanor sex offenses against minors and allow prosecution to be commenced at any time; amend KRS 413.249 to remove the ten-year statute of limitations for civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse and allow a suit to be commenced at any time; amend KRS 620.030, relating to the requirement to report child abuse, to limit the clergy-penitent exemption and make any person who intentionally fails to report guilty of a Class D felony; amend KRS 620.050, relating
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry Miller
To Judiciary (s) on 03/26/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to sports wagering and making an appropriation therefor. [SB-24]
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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Sponsored by: Sen. Julian Carroll
To Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (s) on 01/08/2020