| KY | HB5 | Pass | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 532 to define "violent felony" and enhance sentencing for a person convicted of a third violent felony; prohibit probation, parole, or other form of release for a person who commits a crime using a weapon that is st...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-12
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 174) |
| KY | HB264 | Pass | The Judicial Branch Budget: Details Part I, Operating Budget; details Part II, Capital Projects Budget; details Part III, General Provisions; details Part IV, Budget Reduction or Surplus Expenditure Plan; APPROPRIATION..
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 148) |
| KY | HB333 | Pass | Amends KRS 69.210 to establish that any prosecution by attorneys for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services under KRS Chapter 620 shall occur only upon written consent of the county attorney and presiding judge.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 141) |
| KY | SB151 | Pass | Amends KRS 620.140 to allow a child to submit to the District Court the names of possible relative or fictive kin caregivers with whom the child could be placed if the court removes the child from his or her home; and amends KRS 620.142 to establish ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 85) |
| KY | HB476 | Pass | Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 625 to allow a parent to voluntarily terminate parental rights during the pendency of a proceeding under KRS Chapter 620, relating to dependency, neglect, and abuse actions, by signing and filing a consent form pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
signed by Governor (Acts Ch.37) |
| KY | SB202 | Engross
Sine Die | Amend KRS 439.340 to allow the Parole Board to order participation in a specific violence reduction program as a condition of parole; amend KRS 533.030 to allow a court to require participation in a specific violence reduction program as a condition ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| KY | HB739 | Intro
Sine Die | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 338 to define terms; provide that an employer may petition the court for an order of protection after incidents of workplace violence; establish procedures for petitioning the court, service of process, hearings, an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To House Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | SB153 | Engross
Sine Die | Amend KRS 29A.080 to allow an individual age 70 or older to elect to be permanently excused from jury service; require this option to be prominently displayed at the top of the juror qualification form; require a prospective juror age 70 or older to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| KY | HB451 | Engross
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 394 to allow for a will to refer to a separate written statement or list in order to dispose of items of tangible personal property not otherwise specifically bequeathed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Committee on Committees |
| KY | HB808 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 625.041, 625.080, 625.0405, and 620.100 to increase the maximum fee that can be paid to guardians ad litem and court appointed counsel to $600.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | SB13 | Intro
Sine Die | Establish KRS Chapter 202D and create new sections thereof relating to crisis aversion and rights retention orders; provide limitations on interpretation of the Act; define terms; allow law enforcement officers to petition a court to issue orders whe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee |
| KY | HB747 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 600.020 to change the definition of "abused and neglected child" to describe educational neglect; amend KRS 620.090 to require that a parent or guardian shall surrender public financial benefits received on behalf of the child when the chil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | SB316 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 KR...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee |
| KY | HB353 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 24A.230 to increase the jurisdictional threshold of the small claims division from $2,500 to $5,000; amend KRS 24A.290 to increase the amount allowed in a small claims counterclaim from $2,500 to $5,000.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| KY | HB822 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 65.8835 and 100.991 to state that a local government shall possess a lien on property of a person found by a final order to have committed a violation of an ordinance created under KRS Chapter 100.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HCR125 | Intro
Sine Die | Establish the Probate Code Task Force; set membership and reporting date.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB810 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 24A.320 to insert gender-neutral language.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB718 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 431.066 to limit the use of money bail to certain high-risk defendants and create a preventive detention process for defendants of select risk levels and charge types; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to establish a preventive detent...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB634 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 401.010 to allow a family member of a deceased person to posthumously change the deceased person's name if the name is the result of marriage to a person arrested for or charged with committing an offense intentionally, knowingly, or wanton...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-21
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB627 | Intro
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 150 to define "adjacent landowner" and "commission-managed lands"; waive the sovereign immunity of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and establish the department's liability when the operations of commi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-21
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SB206 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 620.023 to add additional criteria that the court may consider in determining the best interests of a child; prohibit court from considering the socioeconomic status of a parent or caretaker.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
To Senate Families & Children Committee |
| KY | HB560 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 620.050 to require that upon initial contact with a family, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services must advise a parent of his or her rights both orally and in writing; outline those rights; provide an exception to the requirement that ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB69 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 431.520 to prohibit individuals who are subject to a protective order under KRS Chapter 403 or 456 from being released on the surety of, or deposit paid by, a person protected by the protective order.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| KY | SB180 | Intro
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 454 to restrict use of facial recognition technology and biometric identifiers; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to create a cause of action for use of facial recognition technology or biometric identifiers;...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| KY | HB431 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 529.160 to allow a conviction to be vacated when a person's participation in the offense is determined to be the result of being a victim of human trafficking; RETROACTIVE.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB176 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 29A.170 to increase juror pay to $25 per day and remove payment specified for reimbursement of expenses; amend KRS 32.011 to conform; repeal KRS 32.070, which provides for reimbursement of expenses to jurors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | SB122 | Intro
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to allow a landlord to file and practice a forcible detainer action.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| KY | HB370 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 401.020 to require a court to conduct a hearing and consider the best interests of a child when one parent refuses or is unable to execute a petition for a name change for a minor child.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB325 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 401.020 to require a court to conduct a hearing and consider the best interests of a child when one parent refuses or is unable to execute a petition for a name change for a minor child.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-22
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB331 | Intro
Sine Die | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define terms; allow law enforcement officers to petition a court to issue an extreme risk protection order when a respondent poses a present danger of causing serious physical injury to themselves or others t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-22
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB287 | Intro
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define terms; allow enumerated persons to petition a District Court to issue an order prohibiting a person from purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm if the person is or has been diagnosed with or t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-17
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB261 | Intro
Sine Die | The Chief Justice's recommended Judicial Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; detail Part II, Capital Projects Budget; detail Part III, General Provisions; detail Part IV, Budget Reduction or Surplus Expenditure Plan; APPROPRIATION.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-16
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB238 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 387.530, relating to determination of disability and appointment of a guardian or conservator, to create additional requirements for petition; amend KRS 387.580 to add specific findings to be made at a hearing; amend KRS 387.600 to make rec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB188 | Intro
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 258 to create a hearing for the removal and banning of dog ownership or possession in cases where a person incompetent to stand trial is charged with harboring a vicious dog; amend KRS. 258.235 to require any anima...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-08
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SB22 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 29A.170 to increase juror pay to $125 per day and remove payment specified for reimbursement of expenses; amend KRS 32.011 to conform; repeal KRS 32.070, which provides for reimbursement of expenses to jurors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-05
To Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | SB53 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend various sections of KRS 387.500 to 387.770 to change the term "ward" to "protected person"; allow the respondent the right to retain private counsel; set out the respondent's right to an attorney who does not act as a guardian ad litem; increas...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| KY | HB104 | Intro
Sine Die | Amend KRS 29A.170 to increase juror pay to $50 per day and remove payment specified for reimbursement of expenses; amend KRS 32.011 to conform; repeal KRS 32.070, which provides for reimbursement of expenses to jurors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-03
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB81 | Intro
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to define "qualifying offense"; allow lifetime orders of protection for victims of qualifying offenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-02
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB71 | Intro
Sine Die | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to provide automatic expungement of records in actions for forcible entry and detainer; amend KRS 383.250 to provide for sealing of records.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-02
To House Committee On Committees |
