KY HB295 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-18 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 18 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-18 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Propose to amend Section 25 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude in all circumstances, including as punishment for a crime; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Title
AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 25 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime.
Sponsors
| Rep. George Brown [D] | Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D] | Rep. Alan Gentry [D] | Rep. Daniel Grossberg [D] |
| Rep. Nima Kulkarni [D] | Rep. Josie Raymond [D] | Rep. Sarah Stalker [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-18 | House | to Committee on Committees (H) |
| 2024-01-18 | House | introduced in House |
