Kentucky House Bill 497 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Passed on April 5 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-05 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 182)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 196 to require the Department of Corrections (DOC) to issue to released prisoners documentation of their criminal history, institutional history, other relevent information, and a certificate of employability; to require DOC to assist prisoners with writing resumes;createa Class B misdemeanor for a person who falsely claims to have a certificate of employability; create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to prioritize provision of Medicaid benefits to prisoners 30 days prior to release upon receipt of a Medicaid Section 1115 waiver; amend KRS 205.2005 to exempt all individuals residing in Kentucky from the application of 21 USC sec. 862a(a).

AN ACT relating to persons convicted of crimes.

Rep. Kimberly Moser [R]	Rep. Jason Nemes [R]	Rep. Kimberly Banta [R]	Rep. Josh Calloway [R]
Rep. Ed Massey [R]	Rep. Ruth Palumbo [D]	Rep. Melinda Prunty [R]	Rep. Pamela Stevenson [D]

2021-03-29 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 435 (Y: 91 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2021-03-16 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 RSN# 1773 (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-03-05 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 234 (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-05	House	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 182)
2021-03-30	House	delivered to Governor
2021-03-30	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2021-03-30	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2021-03-29	House	Bill passed 91-0
2021-03-29	House	House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2021-03-16	House	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2021-03-16	House	taken from Rules
2021-03-16	House	to Rules (H)
2021-03-16	House	received in House
2021-03-16	Senate	passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2021-03-16	Senate	floor amendments (1) and (2-title) withdrawn
2021-03-16	Senate	3rd reading
2021-03-15	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
2021-03-15	Senate	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill
2021-03-15	Senate	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
2021-03-12	Senate	returned to Judiciary (S)
2021-03-12	Senate	1st reading
2021-03-12	Senate	taken from Judiciary (S)
2021-03-11	Senate	to Judiciary (S)
2021-03-05	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2021-03-05	Senate	received in Senate
2021-03-05	House	3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1)
2021-03-04	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 5, 2021
2021-03-04	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2021-03-03	House	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2021-03-03	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
2021-03-01	House	posted in committee
2021-03-01	House	to Judiciary (H)
2021-02-10	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-02-10	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb497.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb497/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb497/bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/hb497/CI.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/hb497/LM.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/hb497/HCS1LM.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/hb497/HCS1CI.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb497/vote_history.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/hb497/SCS1LM.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/hb497/SCS1CI.pdf