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KY HB188

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

2/6/2026

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Jackson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends KRS 508.025 to add healthcare providers working in jails, penitentiaries, and correctional or detention facilities to the list of protected persons under third-degree assault statutes
  • Expands the definition of "public safety employee" eligible for peer support counseling programs to include jailers, deputy jailers, and correctional officers employed by local detention centers, local correctional facilities, or regional jails
  • Maintains third-degree assault as a Class D felony for attacks on protected workers, elevated to Class C felony if committed during a declared emergency within the disaster-impacted area
  • Updates statutory reference for "public agency" definition from KRS 65.870(1) to KRS 61.870 in peer support counseling provisions

Legislative Description

AN ACT relating to public safety.

Crime Victims

Last Action

to Judiciary (S)

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/16/2026
Committee on Committees2/6/2026
Rules1/29/2026
Judiciary1/14/2026
Committee On Committees1/7/2026

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