Peace Officers And Law Enforcement
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to federal law enforcement officers as peace officers in this state and declaring an emergency. [SB-256]
Amend KRS 61.365 to remove the authority of delineated federal law enforcement officers to act as peace officers in this state; EMERGENCY.
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AN ACT relating to the certification of peace officers. [HB-380]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15 and 67C to allow a person who is at least 20 years old to be hired by a law enforcement agency to attend basic training if the person will be 21 years old at the time they become a certified peace officer; require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to allow person who is 20 years old to attend basic training if the person will be 21 years old by the conclusion of basic training.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to peace officer certification. [HB-373]
Amend KRS 15.310 and 95A.100 to describe which criminal offenses a fire investigator shall investigate; amend KRS 15.380 to remove court security officers from the list of officers required to be certified by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council; allow the council to certify local alcoholic beverage control investigators appointed before April, 2019; amend KRS 15.386 to allow an officer who has been on inactive status for less than one year to return to certification status with no additional training requirements; amend KRS 15.391 to redefine "final
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to park rangers. [HB-351]
Amend KRS 148.056 to allow state park rangers to have all of the powers of peace officers in all parts of the state.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to metropolitan correctional services departments. [HB-317]
Amend KRS 67B.020 to define "peace officer"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 67B to provide the general police powers of each officer employed by a metropolitan correctional services department; establish a system of disciplinary protocols relating to proceedings against an officer accused of misconduct; define "critical incident"; allow an officer to take 48 hours leave after being involved in a critical incident.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the dissemination of cigarettes, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products, and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-310]
Amend KRS 438.310 to increase penalties for violations related to the sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products; amend KRS 438.313 to increase penalties for violations related to the distribution of cigarettes, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products; amend KRS 138.195 to conform; APPROPRIATION.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to destruction of firearms. [HB-325]
Amend KRS 500.090 to allow consolidated local governments to destroy firearms abandoned, confiscated, or forfeited under the Kentucky Penal Code.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to animals. [HB-321]
Create or repeal and reenacted sections of KRS Chapter 525 to define terms; establish crimes of animal abuse in the first degree and animal abuse in the second degree; authorize law enforcement and animal control officers to seize and hold animals who are victims of cruelty or abuse; allow a seizing agency to seek forfeiture and reimbursement for reasonable costs of caring for seized animals from the owner of the animal in the criminal case; provide that the costs of caring for a seized animal shall apply to any offspring born to that animal while
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to automated license plate readers. [SB-129]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms and establish limitations on use; prohibit the selling of data obtained by Automated license plate readers (ALPR) systems.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION proclaiming February 15 as School Resource Officer Appreciation Day. [HR-42]
Proclaim February 15 as School Resource Officer Appreciation Day.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to peace officer contracts. [SB-101]
Amend KRS 16.050 to extend contracts subject to reimbursement for training costs to five years for state police officers; amend KRS 70.290 to extend contracts subject to reimbursement for training costs to five years for law enforcement officers employed by cities and counties; amend KRS 183.881 to allow public airport boards to condition employment of a safety and security officer to contract to repay the airport board for training costs if the officer accepts a similar position within five years, and require the firing entity to repay costs under
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to prohibiting the enforcement of a federal ban or regulation of firearms and declaring an emergency. [SB-98]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define terms; prohibit identified entities from enforcing federal firearm bans; prohibit identified entities from adopting rules, regulations, or ordinances that require enforcement of federal firearm bans; prohibit identified entities from allocating public resources or moneys in the enforcement of federal firearm bans; establish that federal laws, orders, or regulations that infringe upon Second Amendment rights shall be invalid and not recognized in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; create liability for enforcement
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to workers' compensation for first responders. [HB-219]
Amend KRS 342.0011 to allow "injury" to include psychological injuries for police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, front-line staff, or members of the National Guard; create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to establish when psychological injuries are valid workers' compensation claims when no physical injury exists.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to police officer mental health. [HB-223]
Amend KRS 15.440 to require law enforcement agencies to have a written policy related to police officer mental health programs that would allow officers to receive additional leave time to attend mental health treatment, require supervisors to receive specialized training on supporting officers with mental health needs, provide workplace protections for officers who receive mental health treatment, and allow officers to receive reimbursement for the cost of mental health treatment as funding becomes available.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearms and declaring an emergency. [HB-159]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to define terms; prohibit an identified entity from enforcing or assisting in the enforcement of, any federal law that does not exist under the laws of Kentucky and limits firearm ownership; create a Class B misdemeanor with enhancement for subsequent offenses for any government official who violates the prohibition; grant authority to the Attorney General to file a civil action in Circuit Court to enforce the prohibition; permit citizens to file complaints with the Attorney General for violations of the prohibition;
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to privacy. [HB-144]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to define terms; provide protections from in-person access to private open land by law enforcement; require law enforcement to utilize body-worn cameras and audio devices while on private open land; provide exceptions.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to jail standards. [HB-164]
Amend KRS 441.055 to require that the minimum standards for jails allow the employment or appointment of persons at least 18 years old to work in the secure perimeter of a jail and establish guidelines for persons' service when less than 21 years of age.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to internal police communications. [HB-207]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to allow law enforcement agencies to create their own wellness programs; establish that all proceedings, opinions, and records of a wellness program are privileged and not subject to subpoena; amend KRS 61.878 to include records confidentially maintained in accordance with a wellness program to the list of records not subject to an open records request.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to prohibiting the enforcement of a federal ban or regulation of firearms and declaring an emergency. [HB-153]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to prohibit identified entities from enforcing federal firearm bans; prohibit identified entities from adopting rules, regulations, or ordinances that require enforcement of federal firearm bans; and prohibit identified entities from allocating public resources or moneys in the enforcement of federal firearm bans; RETROACTIVE to January 1, 2021; EMERGENCY.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to automated motor vehicle speed enforcement. [HB-73]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms; establish the standards of operation of automated speed enforcement and traffic control signal monitoring systems and the implementation of a civil penalty for violation of KRS 189.390 and 189.231(2); provide legal defenses for violations recorded by automated speed enforcement and traffic control signal monitoring systems; establish procedure for the District Court upon refusal to pay the civil penalty and establish that there shall be no points added to the owner's driving record for violations;
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