Kentucky House Bill 21 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-02 - posted in committee
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 455 to require peace officers to give notice before entering premises to execute a search warrant; require officers to activate body-worn cameras when serving a warrant; create processes for enforcement; allow disciplinary actions for non compliance; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to require officers to activate body-worn cameras when engaged in law enforcement activity; establish rebuttable presumptions in investigative or legal proceedings regarding unrecorded conduct or statements; amend KRS 61.168 to provide for release of recordings in specific circumstances and allow waiver of privacy concerns; amend KRS 344.450 to expand scope of permissible suits against state and local governments and limit defenses; amend KRS 15.420 to define "deadly incident"; amend KRS 154.440 to require law enforcement agencies to create policies requiring mandatory drug and alcohol testing for officers involved in a deadly incident; amend various sections to conform; provide that Sections 1 to 8 shall be known as "Breonna's Law".

AN ACT relating to public protection.

Rep. Attica Scott [D]	Rep. George Brown [D]	Rep. Thomas Burch [D]	Rep. Jeffery Donohue [D]
Rep. Kelly Flood [D]	Rep. Joni Jenkins [D]	Rep. Nima Kulkarni [D]	Rep. Mary Marzian [D]
Rep. Reginald Meeks [D]	Rep. Patti Minter [D]	Rep. Josie Raymond [D]	Rep. Rachel Roberts [D]
Rep. Pamela Stevenson [D]	Rep. Susan Westrom [D]	Rep. Buddy Wheatley [D]	Rep. Lisa Willner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-02	House	posted in committee
2021-02-26	House	to Judiciary (H)
2021-01-05	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-01-05	House	introduced in House
2020-08-13	House	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb21.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb21/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/hb21/LM.pdf