KY HB385 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on April 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-09 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 138)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Amends KRS 311.631, relating to living wills and advance directives, to include an adult friend as an individual authorized to make health care decisions on behalf of a patient who lacks decisional capacity; amends KRS 504.060 to define “examiner” and “secretary”; amends KRS 504.070 to allow a defendant to introduce evidence of an intellectual disability bearing on the issue of guilt, punishment, or both, and to require, if a court orders an examination of the defendant’s mental condition, that the condition be reported to the court; amends KRS 504.080 to establish reasons the court may order an examination of the defendant’s mental health, to establish criteria for the examination, to establish what the court may order if the examiner concludes the defendant needs an inpatient examination, to establish that the examiner shall submit a report regarding the defendant’s mental health, to establish that the examiner’s report shall be placed under seal with a notice of filing, and to establish that the court shall schedule a status conference or a hearing within 30 days of the filing of the report; amends KRS 504.100 to establish that the court shall order the defendant to be examined for his or her mental condition if the court has reasonable grounds to believe the defendant is incompetent to stand trial and to require that the court schedule a status conference or a hearing within 30 days after the filing of the report; amends KRS 504.110 to conform; and provides that the Act may be cited as Seth’s Law.

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Title

AN ACT relating to mental capacity.

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Roll Calls

2024-03-28 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3138 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 128 (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-09Housesigned by Governor (Acts Ch. 138)
2024-03-28Housedelivered to Governor
2024-03-28Houseenrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2024-03-28Houseenrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2024-03-28Housereceived in House
2024-03-28Senate3rd reading, passed 38-0
2024-03-27Senatepassed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
2024-03-26Senatepassed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
2024-03-25Senateposted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
2024-03-22Senate2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
2024-03-21Senatereported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2024-02-28Senateto Judiciary (S)
2024-02-22Senateto Committee on Committees (S)
2024-02-22Senatereceived in Senate
2024-02-21House3rd reading, passed 95-0
2024-02-20Houseposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 21, 2024
2024-02-08House2nd reading, to Rules
2024-02-07Housereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2024-02-06Houseto Judiciary (H)
2024-01-25Houseto Committee on Committees (H)
2024-01-25Houseintroduced in House

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