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52Nov 3 election

AN ACT relating to public safety.

It became law on Apr 3.

KY HB 188 · House Bill · 2026RS

Stage
Became law
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House
Latest action
Apr 3

Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Apr 3

What it does

Amend KRS 508.025 to expand assault in the third degree to include causing or attempting to cause physical injury to a healthcare provider in a jail, penitentiary, or local or state correctional or detention facility; amend KRS 65.1591 to add jailers, deputy jailers, and correctional officers employed by a local detention center, local correctional facility, or regional jail to the list of public safety employees eligible to participate in a peer support counseling program.

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Law in Kentucky. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.

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