KY HB298 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 24 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-24 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 97)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to provide definitions, require each law enforcement agency in the state to establish and enforce policies governing of a vehicle pursuit after January 1, 2021; provide the criteria for decision-making to initiate and terminate a pursuit; allow the adoption model policy, subject to certain criteria and require transmission of adopted policy to Justice Cabinet; provide for penalties for failure to transmit; require written certification that each member of the agency has received a copy of the policy and instruction on the policy; make policy confidential and not a public record; require annual review of policy; allow update of policy at any time, require submission of revised policy to Justice Cabinet; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to prohibit elected law enforcement officers from engaging in vehicle pursuit, provide exemptions for certain officers, provide penalty for violation of this section, define "pursuit"; amend KRS 15.440 to require a mandatory eight hours of in-service training in "emergency vehicle operations" annually; amend KRS 61.170 to provide for punishment of elected law enforcement officials engaging in unauthorized pursuit; amend KRS 186.560 to allow suspension of driver's license for fleeing or evading in the second degree; amend 520.100 to enhance penalties for fleeing or evading in the second degree; naming section 1 of the Act "Jill's Law"; Section 3 EFFECTIVE July 1, 2021.

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Title

AN ACT relating to police pursuit policies and making an appropriation therefor.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-04-15 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 388 (Y: 73 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2020-04-15 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 1463 (Y: 26 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2020-03-04 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 172 (Y: 84 N: 8 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-04-24Housesigned by Governor (Acts Ch. 97)
2020-04-15Housedelivered to Governor
2020-04-15Houseenrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2020-04-15Houseenrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2020-04-15Housepassed 73-13
2020-04-15HouseHouse concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1)
2020-04-15Houseposted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1)
2020-04-15Housetaken from Rules
2020-04-15Houseto Rules (H)
2020-04-15Housereceived in House
2020-04-15Senate3rd reading, passed 26-5 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1)
2020-04-15Senateposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 15, 2020
2020-03-26Senatefloor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2020-03-26Senatereported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill
2020-03-19Senatereturned to State & Local Government (S)
2020-03-19Senate1st reading
2020-03-19Senatetaken from State & Local Government (S)
2020-03-10Senateto State & Local Government (S)
2020-03-05Senatereceived in Senate
2020-03-04House3rd reading, passed 84-8 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2)
2020-02-24Housefloor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2020-02-24Houseposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 25, 2020
2020-02-20House2nd reading, to Rules
2020-02-19Housereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2020-01-24Houseposted in committee
2020-01-23Houseto Judiciary (H)
2020-01-21Houseintroduced in House

Subjects


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Bill Comments

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