Kentucky Senate Bill 293

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-28 - to Judiciary (S)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Repeal and reenact KRS 532.031 to define "gender identity or expression"; list the actions that qualify as hate crimes; list the actual or perceived characteristics a person must have in order to qualify as a victim of a hate crime; outline penalties for a person guilty of a hate crime; set forth criteria for seeking an enhanced sentence; amend KRS 15.334 and to add characteristics of a victim to be considered when determining the cause of a crime; add requirement that officers receive training on hate crimes; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to permit a civil action where the victim of a hate crime suffers damages regardless of the outcome of any criminal proceeding; establish recovery for the victim; amend KRS 17.1523 to add characteristics of a victim to be considered when determining the cause of a crime; amend KRS 15.440 to require that a unit of government shall possess a written policy and procedures manual related to hate crimes in order to receive funds from the Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund; repeal KRS 49.320 relating to victim of hate crime deemed victim of criminally injurious conduct.

AN ACT relating to hate crimes.

Sen. Gerald Neal [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-28	Senate	to Judiciary (S)
2024-02-26	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2024-02-26	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/sb293.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/sb293/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/24RS/sb293/LM.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/24RS/sb293/CI.pdf