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HB 12 KY
Passed One Chamber

AN ACT relating to jails and declaring an emergency.

KY · session 2024RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Feb 26, 2024

Latest action (Mar 13, 2024) to State & Local Government (S)

Summary

Create a new section of KRS 441.420 to 441.450 to prohibit the building, reconstructing, remodeling, or renovation of a jail unless it is a regional jail and the General Assembly provides express approval; provide exceptions to the prohibition including where a court has ordered jail construction, construction is necessary to comply with state or federal law or regulations, or to replace or rebuild a facility following a catastrophic event; EMERGENCY.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (10)

  1. Feb 26, 2024 introduced in House · lower
  2. Feb 26, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Feb 28, 2024 to Local Government (H) · lower
  4. Mar 6, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
  5. Mar 7, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
  6. Mar 7, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 08, 2024 · lower
  7. Mar 8, 2024 3rd reading, passed 82-2 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
  8. Mar 11, 2024 received in Senate · upper
  9. Mar 11, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
  10. Mar 13, 2024 to State & Local Government (S) · upper
Subjects
CountiesEffective Dates, EmergencyGeneral AssemblyHousing, Building, and ConstructionJails and JailersLocal GovernmentLocal Mandate

Text versions (2)

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  • Current/Final · PDF
  • Introduced · PDF

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