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KY HB800

Bill

Status

Failed

3/4/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jennifer Henson Decker

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a new Division of Cookie Crews Medical Correctional Complex within the Kentucky Department of Corrections' Office of Adult Institutions

  • Increases the total number of correctional facility divisions from 17 to 18, with the new facility to be headed by a warden

  • Amends KRS 196.026 to formally add the Cookie Crews Medical Correctional Complex to the statutory list of state correctional institutions

  • Declares an emergency, making the act effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor, citing the need to provide care and capacity for the inmate population

Legislative Description

AN ACT relating to operations within the Department of Corrections and declaring an emergency.

State Agencies

Last Action

WITHDRAWN

3/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Committee On Committees3/2/2026

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