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HB 443 KY
Introduced

AN ACT relating to sex crimes.

KY · session 2026RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 20, 2026

Latest action (Jan 28, 2026) to Judiciary (H)

Summary

Amend KRS 510.060, relating to rape in the third degree, to prohibit a school employee from engaging in sexual intercourse with a student enrolled in an elementary or secondary school with whom he or she comes into contact with as a result of that employment; amend KRS 510.090, relating to sodomy in the third degree, to prohibit a school employee from engaging in deviate sexual intercourse with a student enrolled in an elementary or secondary school with whom he or she comes into contact with as a result of that employment; amend KRS 510.110, relating to sexual abuse in the first degree, to prohibit a school employee from subjecting a student to sexual contact, engaging in masturbation in the student's presence, or engaging in masturbation while using the internet, telephone, or other electronic communication with a student who can see or hear the school employee masturbate; amend KRS 510.010 to define "school employee"; amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to conform and make technical corrections.

Sponsors (3)

Action history (3)

  1. Jan 20, 2026 introduced in House · lower
  2. Jan 20, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Jan 28, 2026 to Judiciary (H) · lower
Subjects
Corrections ImpactCrimes And PunishmentsCriminal ProcedureEducation, Elementary And SecondaryLocal MandatePublic SafetyTeachers

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