Kentucky House Bill 232 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-06 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 439.250 to provide definitions for "technical violation" and "absconding"; amend KRS 439.3107 to require the Department of Corrections to adopt a system of graduated sanctions for parolees and those on postincarceration supervision for technical violations and absconding; amend KRS 439.3108 to require graduated sanctions for parolees and those on postincarceration supervision for the first absconding violation unless the parole officer determines the individual has committed new criminal activity during the absconding period or the individual is on supervision for a sexual or violent offense; allow the Department of Corrections to use graduated sanctions for parolees and those on postincarceration supervision for the second and subsequent absconding violation; amend KRS 439.341 to require preliminary hearings for parolees and those on postincarceration supervision who have been detained for a technical violation to be conducted within 15 business days of detainment; amend KRS 439.430 to require a preliminary and final revocation hearing for parolees and those on postincarceration supervision to be conducted before the Parole Board can revoke; require the final revocation hearing to be conducted within 30 business days of the date of the preliminary hearing; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.

AN ACT relating to community supervision.

Rep. Charles Booker [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-06	House	to Judiciary (H)
2019-02-05	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/hb232.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/hb232/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/19RS/hb232/LM.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/19RS/hb232/CI.pdf