Kentucky House Bill 223 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on August 22 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-08-22 - WITHDRAWN
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 15.420 to define "hate crime"; amend KRS 15.440 to require law enforcement agencies to possess a written policy and procedures manual related to hate crimes by January 1, 2023; amend KRS 15.334 and 17.1523 to include the identification and reporting of crimes committed due to the victim's actual or perceived ethnicity, national origin, religion, mental or physical disability, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation; amend KRS 15.340, 15.460, 15.512, and15.520 to conform; repeal KRS 49.320 and 532.031.

AN ACT relating to hate crimes.

Rep. Nima Kulkarni [D]

Rep. Attica Scott [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-08-22	House	WITHDRAWN
2022-01-05	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2022-01-05	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb223.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb223/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/22RS/hb223/CI.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/22RS/hb223/LM.pdf