Kentucky House Bill 235 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-06 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 439.250 to define "technical violation" and "absconding"; amend KRS 439.553, relating to community supervision conditions for those on probation, to require graduated sanctions for technical violations and absconding; amend KRS 439.3107 to require the Department of Corrections to adopt a system of graduated sanctions for probationers for technical violations and absconding; amend KRS 439.3108 to require graduated sanctions for probationers for the first absconding violation unless the parole officer determines the individual has committed new criminal activity during the absconding period or the individual is on supervision for a sexual or violent offense; allow the Department of Corrections to use graduated sanctions for probationers for the second and subsequent absconding violation; amend KRS 439.341 to require preliminary hearings for probationers who have been detained for a technical violation to be conducted within 15 days of detainment; amend KRS 533.050 to require a final revocation hearing for probationers to be held within 30 business days of the preliminary hearing; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.

AN ACT relating to community supervision.

Rep. Charles Booker [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-06	House	to Judiciary (H)
2019-02-05	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/hb235.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/hb235/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/19RS/hb235/CI.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/19RS/hb235/LM.pdf