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HB 529 KY
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AN ACT relating to the Parole Board and declaring an emergency.

KY · session 2026RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 30, 2026

Latest action (Apr 7, 2026) signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 46)

Summary

Amend KRS 439.320 to establish a term of 4 years for members of the Parole Board; allow the Governor to extend a term not more than 1 year if the expiration of the term causes more than 2 terms to expire in the same calendar year; allow the board to utilize panels of 2 or more members for parole and final parole revocation hearings; amend KRS 439.340 to change the time for parole review eligibility to 180 or more days to serve.

Sponsors (3)

Action history (21)

  1. Jan 30, 2026 introduced in House · lower
  2. Jan 30, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Feb 6, 2026 to Judiciary (H) · lower
  4. Feb 11, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
  5. Feb 12, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
  6. Feb 12, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 13 2026 · lower
  7. Feb 13, 2026 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
  8. Feb 18, 2026 3rd reading, passed 99-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
  9. Feb 19, 2026 received in Senate · upper
  10. Feb 19, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
  11. Mar 11, 2026 to Judiciary (S) · upper
  12. Mar 12, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar · lower
  13. Mar 13, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill · lower
  14. Mar 20, 2026 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026 · lower
  15. Mar 24, 2026 passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day · lower
  16. Mar 25, 2026 3rd reading, passed 38-0 · lower
  17. Mar 26, 2026 received in House · lower
  18. Mar 26, 2026 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
  19. Mar 26, 2026 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
  20. Mar 26, 2026 delivered to Governor · lower
  21. Apr 7, 2026 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 46) · lower
Subjects
Boards And CommissionsGovernorProbation And Parole

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