Peace Officers And Law Enforcement
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to sanctuary policies. [HB-213]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define terms; prohibit local governments and local government personnel from enacting, adopting, or otherwise enforcing any sanctuary policy; allow civil actions against local governments or local law enforcement agencies for damages, costs, and attorney's fees if a person subject to a detainer is released from custody as a result of a sanctuary policy of the local government or local law enforcement agency and commits a violent crime; withdraw immunities afforded local governments and local law enforcement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Huff
To Local Government (h) on 02/04/2025
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AN ACT relating to hunter education. [SB-72]
Amend KRS 150.170 to prohibit the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife from imposing a hunter education requirement for a person over 18 years of age to obtain a hunting or fishing license or permit and deletes provisions regarding live fire exercises.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Boswell
To Natural Resources & Energy (s) on 02/04/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to real property rights. [HB-142]
Amend KRS 511.010 and 512.010 to define "squatter"; amend KRS 511.090 to allow a property owner or his or her authorized agent to request a peace officer to immediately remove any squatter occupying a dwelling or commercial building under certain circumstances; provide criminal and civil immunity to peace officers acting in good faith; amend KRS 512.020 and 512.030 to specifically include damage to residential or commercial property caused by squatters in the offense of criminal mischief; create a new section of KRS Chapter 514 to establish the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
To Judiciary (h) on 02/04/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to peace officers. [HB-110]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to define terms; impose a duty on peace officers to intervene to prevent or stop another officer from using physical force that will cause unlawful serious physical injury, death, or deprivation of civil rights; impose a duty to provide or obtain emergency medical assistance; require reporting of intervention; provide administrative and legal protections; amend KRS 15.330 to require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to prescribe minimum standards for use of force by officer, an officer's duty to intervene,
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (h) on 02/04/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to cannabis. [HB-106]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to make possession of a personal use quantity of cannabis exempt from civil or criminal penalty; amend KRS 218A.010 to define "cannabis," "personal use quantity of cannabis," and "cannabis accessory"; amend KRS 218A.1422, regarding cannabis possession, to conform; amend KRS 218A.1423, regarding cannabis cultivation, to conform; amend KRS 218A.500, regarding drug paraphernalia, to exempt personal use cannabis accessories; amend KRS 218A.1421, regarding cannabis trafficking, to exempt personal use quantities;
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
To Judiciary (h) on 02/04/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearms. [HB-83]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237, relating to firearms, to define "red flag law"; prohibit police department and judicial enforcement of red flag laws.
Sponsored by: Rep. Felicia Rabourn
To Local Government (h) on 02/04/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to retirement benefits for state and county employees in hazardous positions. [HB-76]
Create a new section of KRS 16.505 to 16.652 to change the retirement benefits for members participating in the State Police Retirement System (SPRS) or in a hazardous position in either the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) or County Employees Retirement System (CERS) who are hired after January 1, 2014, but before January 1, 2026, so that, in lieu of continued participation in the hybrid cash balance plan (Tier 3 benefits), these members receive the benefits provided to members in a hazardous position who began participating immediately
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
To State Government (h) on 02/04/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to prohibiting the enforcement of a federal ban or regulation of firearms. [HB-82]
Amend KRS 237.105, relating to state and local enforcement of federal bans on firearms on or after January 1, 2021, to change the definition of "federal ban" to mean a federal law, executive order, rule or regulation that is enacted, adopted, or becomes effective on or after December 15, 1791.
Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Bray
To Judiciary (h) on 02/04/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to assault in the third degree. [HB-101]
Amend KRS 508.025, relating to assault in the third degree, to enhance the punishment to a Class D felony if a person intentionally causes a peace officer to come into contact with bodily fluids; enhance assault in the third degree to a Class C felony if the person who causes a peace officer to come into contact with bodily fluids has a serious communicable disease and the contact is likely to cause transmission of the disease; enhance assault in the third degree to a Class C felony for a second or subsequent offense.
Sponsored by: Rep. D. Wade Williams
To Judiciary (h) on 02/04/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to privacy protection. [HB-20]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms related to automated license plate readers; establish limitations on use and sale of data captured by automated license plate readers; provide that captured license plate data may be retained longer than 60 days only if it is being used in a criminal or insurance investigation or has become subject to a preservation of evidence notification; provide that any recorded images or data captured by an ALPR may be made available to the National Insurance Crime Bureau or its successor organization;
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Hodgson
Taken From Judiciary (s) on 03/14/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to peace officer certification and declaring an emergency. [HB-17]
Amend KRS 15.382, relating to peace officer professional standards certification, to provide that a person who has previously been employed as a peace officer in the Commonwealth before December 1, 1998, shall not be required to pass a physical agility test unless required by the employing agency; make technical corrections; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Hale
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (h) on 02/04/2025
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in recognition of Conservation Officer Sergeant Rufus Cravens. [SR-249]
Adjourn in recognition of Conservation Officer Sergeant Rufus Cravens.
Sponsored by: Sen. Greg Elkins
Adopted By Voice Vote on 04/15/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to automated license plate readers. [SB-380]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms; establish entities that are allowed to utilize automated license plate readers (ALPRs); establish parameters for use of an ALPR including safeguards for privacy protections; authorize the Department of Kentucky State Police to establish an annual review process of entities utilizing ALPRs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adrienne Southworth
To Transportation (s) on 03/01/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to constables. [SB-353]
Amend KRS 70.325 to allow constables an alternative training requirement to receive certification to exercise peace officer powers; amend KRS 189.950 to conform; amend KRS 15.340 to require the Department of Criminal Justice Training to accept qualified constables into the alternative training, but require constables to bear costs associated with the training; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15.380 to 15.404 allowing constables to apply for the alternative training and state that any constable that completes the alternative training and yearly
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adrienne Southworth
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 03/01/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapon licenses. [SB-348]
Amend KRS 237.140 to require retired peace officers to complete the firearms qualification to a carry a concealed deadly weapon once every five years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brandon Smith
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 03/01/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to employees of the Department of Kentucky State Police. [SB-374]
Amend KRS 16.052 to increase salaries of employees of the Department of Kentucky State Police.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Yates
To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 03/01/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to peace officer training. [SB-359]
Amend KRS 15.334 to require law enforcement training on suicide prevention and intervention.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Berg
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 03/01/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to telecommunicators. [SB-312]
Create a new section within KRS 15.530 to 15.590 to create the Public Safety Telecommunicator Work Group to develop a new delivery format for the public safety telecommunicator academy; amend KRS 15.530 to define "public safety telecommunicator" and "public safety telecommunicator academy," and remove the "CJIS" and "non-CJIS" designations; amend KRS 15.540 to allow an agency seeking to hire a telecommunicator 90 days to certify the eligibility of an applicant to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council, require training regarding the Criminal Justice
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robin Webb
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 02/29/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to littering and making an appropriation therefor. [SB-316]
Create a new section of Subchapter 43 of KRS Chapter 224 to establish the Keep Kentucky Free of Litter fund and set up a cash awards program for the 20 peace officers with the highest conviction numbers related to littering; create new sections of KRS Chapters 23A and 24A to add a fee of $100 to court costs for convictions related to littering for Circuit and District Courts amend KRS 433.753, 512.010, and 512.070 to include cigarettes within the scope of litter.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Boswell
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 02/29/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the protection of mothers and their children. [HB-700]
Create a new section of Subtitle17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require insurers and any exchange to provide a special enrollment period for pregnant individuals; specify requirements for coverage; require group plan insurers to provide notice of special enrollment rights; amend KRS 304.17A-145 to require health benefit plans that provide coverage for dependents to provide coverage for maternity care; amend KRS 304.17A-220 and 194A.099 to conform with the special enrollment requirement; amend KRS 18A.225 and 164.2871 to require the state employee health
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (h) on 03/15/2024