Kentucky House Bill 223 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-14 - to Local Government (H)
Pending: House Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 15.440 to require law enforcement agencies to have a written policy related to police officer mental health programs that would allow officers to receive additional leave time to attend mental health treatment, require supervisors to receive specialized training on supporting officers with mental health needs, provide workplace protections for officers who receive mental health treatment, and allow officers to receive reimbursement for the cost of mental health treatment as funding becomes available.

AN ACT relating to police officer mental health.

Rep. Chris Freeland [R]

Rep. Killian Timoney [R]

Rep. David Hale [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-14	House	to Local Government (H)
2023-02-08	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2023-02-08	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb223.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb223/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/23RS/hb223/LM.pdf