Kentucky House Bill 248 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-11 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 344.450 to allow parties to recover punitive damages; create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to create a civil cause of action for a victim who is injured, had property damaged, or had law enforcement summoned by another person because of a belief or perception of the victim's race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, religion, religious practice, age, disability, or sexual orientation; amend KRS 519.010 to define "public safety answering point"; amend KRS 519.040 include giving information to law enforcement officers or public safety answering points to intimidate or harass another with detention or investigation by law enforcement.

AN ACT relating to harassment.

Rep. Josie Raymond [D]

Rep. Attica Scott [D]

Rep. George Brown [D]

Rep. Susan Westrom [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-11	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-01-11	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb248.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb248/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/hb248/LM.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/hb248/CI.pdf