KY HB278 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 21-1)
Status: Passed on April 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 106)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 21-1)
Status: Passed on April 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 106)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Amend KRS 15A.190 to require the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to include crimes involving childhood sexual assault or abuse in the JC-3 form; amend KRS 17.500 to include distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor in the definition of "sex crime"; amend KRS 413.249 to remove the statute of limitations for civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse; require every civil action arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse to be accompanied by a motion to seal the record; amend KRS 439.3401 to include possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor and distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor in the definition of "violent offender"; amend KRS 510.060 to enhance the penalty to a Class C felony if the person is in a position of authority or position of special trust and the victim is under 12 years old; amend KRS 510.090 to enhance the penalty to a Class C felony if the person is in a position of authority or position of special trust and the victim is under 12 years old; amend KRS 510.155 to enhance the penalty of unlawful use of electronic means to induce a minor to a Class C felony; enhance the penalty to a Class B felony if the minor or perceived minor is under 12 years old, the offender is a person is in a position of authority or position of special trust, the offender is a registered sex offender, or a person travels into the Commonwealth for the purpose of procuring or promoting the use of a minor; amend KRS 529.100 to enhance the penalty for human trafficking to a Class B felony, unless the victim is a minor, in which case it is a Class A felony; amend KRS 529.110 to enhance the penalty for promoting human trafficking to a Class C felony unless the victim is a minor, in which case it is a Class B felony; amend KRS 531.010 to include computer-generated image, picture, or motion picture in the definition of "matter"; make technical corrections; amend KRS 531.300 to define "child sex doll" and "traffic"; create new sections of KRS 531.310 to 531.370 to prohibit the possession, trafficking, importing, and advancing of a child sex doll; amend KRS 531.340 to enhance the penalty for distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor to a Class C felony if the victim is under 18 years old and a Class B felony if the victim is under 12 years old; amend KRS 532.060 to require a person who has been convicted of a violation of KRS 529.100, 529.110, 531.320, 531.335, or 531.340 to serve five years of postincarceration supervision; amend KRS 532.200 to redefine "violent felony offense" as an offense that would classify a person as a violent offender under KRS 439.3401; make technical corrections.
Title
AN ACT relating to the protection of children.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-28 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 425 (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-03-27 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/sfa1 sfa3 RSN# 3112 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 149 (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2024-03-27 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/sfa1 sfa3 RSN# 3112 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 149 (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-05 | House | signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 106) |
| 2024-03-28 | House | delivered to Governor |
| 2024-03-28 | House | enrolled, signed by President of the Senate |
| 2024-03-28 | House | enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House |
| 2024-03-28 | House | passed 96-0 with Floor Amendments (1) and (3) |
| 2024-03-28 | House | House concurred in Senate Floor Amendments (1) and (3) |
| 2024-03-28 | House | posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendments (1) and (3) |
| 2024-03-28 | House | to Rules (H) |
| 2024-03-28 | House | received in House |
| 2024-03-27 | Senate | passed 36-0 with Floor Amendments (1) and (3) |
| 2024-03-27 | Senate | Floor Amendment (2) withdrawn |
| 2024-03-27 | Senate | 3rd reading |
| 2024-03-26 | Senate | passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day |
| 2024-03-26 | Senate | floor amendment (3) filed |
| 2024-03-25 | Senate | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024 |
| 2024-03-22 | Senate | floor amendment (2) filed |
| 2024-03-22 | Senate | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| 2024-03-21 | Senate | floor amendment (1) filed |
| 2024-03-21 | Senate | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar |
| 2024-03-08 | Senate | to Judiciary (S) |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | to Committee on Committees (S) |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | received in Senate |
| 2024-02-26 | House | 3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Committee Substitute (1) |
| 2024-02-21 | House | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 22, 2024 |
| 2024-02-15 | House | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| 2024-02-14 | House | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) |
| 2024-02-06 | House | to Judiciary (H) |
| 2024-01-16 | House | to Committee on Committees (H) |
| 2024-01-16 | House | introduced in House |
Subjects
Children and Minors
Civil Actions
Corrections Impact
Crimes and Punishments
Criminal Procedure
Local Mandate
Probation and Parole
State Agencies
Civil Actions
Corrections Impact
Crimes and Punishments
Criminal Procedure
Local Mandate
Probation and Parole
State Agencies
