AN ACT relating to sex offender registration. [HB-716]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 17.500 to include various forms of identification in the definition of "registrant information"; amend KRS 17.510 to reduce the amount of time allowed for a registrant to notify probation and parole of a registrant's change of address from five days to three days; require a registrant to report to probation and parole in-person on a semiannual or quarterly basis; requires the Commonwealth to recognize offenses committed by a person in the District of Columbia or on land recognized as belonging to an Indian tribe; amend KRS 17.520 to include
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HB-716: AN ACT relating to sex offender registration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie A. Dietz
To Judiciary (h) on 02/27/2025
AN ACT relating to crime victim notification and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-740]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 27A to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to establish and maintain a crime victim notification system; establish requirements of the system; establish authority to contract with a third-party vendor if required in compliance with the procurement process of the Administrative Office of the Courts; APPROPRIATION.
HB-740: AN ACT relating to crime victim notification and making an appropriation therefor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Tyler Witten
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/27/2025
SB-1421: Relating to less-lethal force weapons, including a defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving the use of a less lethal force weapon by a peace officer, and policies for law enforcement agencies concerning use of less-lethal force weapons.
Sponsored by: Sen. Royce West
Read First Time on 03/06/2025
You have voted SB-1421: Relating to less-lethal force weapons, including a defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving the use of a less lethal force weapon by a peace officer, and policies for law enforcement agencies concerning use of less-lethal force weapons..
HB-3009: Relating to the qualifying offenses and related information included in the Department of Public Safety's computerized central database of offenders who have committed certain violent offenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Guillen
Point Of Order Withdrawn Rule 8, Section 1; Article Iii, Section 35(b) on 05/15/2025
You have voted HB-3009: Relating to the qualifying offenses and related information included in the Department of Public Safety's computerized central database of offenders who have committed certain violent offenses..
AN ACT relating to property theft. [SB-194]
[Real Estate ]
[Crime ]
[Property Tax ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Amend KRS 514.020 to include alteration, falsification, forgery, or misrepresentation of any instrument involving the conveyance or financing or real property as prima facie evidence of intent to commit theft by unlawful taking; amend KRS 514.030 to establish the penalty for theft of immovable property or real property; amend KRS 15.113 to direct the Attorney General to create notices and publications designed to inform and educate the public regarding the risks posed by deed fraud; amend KRS 15.231 to establish concurrent jurisdiction of the Attorney
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SB-194: AN ACT relating to property theft.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rick Girdler
To Judiciary (s) on 02/20/2025
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Rules of Evidence. [HB-652]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Create a new section of the Kentucky Rules of Evidence to make criminal charges, convictions, pleas of guilty, or pardons arising from the events of January 6, 2021, in the District of Columbia inadmissible in any civil or criminal proceeding.
HB-652: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Rules of Evidence.
Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Calloway
To Judiciary (h) on 02/26/2025
AN ACT relating to bench warrants. [SB-236]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 455 to limit the duration of bench warrants for failure to appear on a misdemeanor or violation.
SB-236: AN ACT relating to bench warrants.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brandon D. Smith
2nd Reading, To Rules on 02/28/2025