Kentucky House Bill 300 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-14 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 507.010 "person," "human being," "spontaneous miscarriage," and "unborn child"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 507 to allow a prosecution under the chapter where the victim is an unborn child; create a new section of KRS Chapter 507 to describe what qualifies as a lawful medical procedure; create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to define "person," "human being," "spontaneous miscarriage," and "unborn child"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to describe what qualifies as a lawful medical procedure; create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to specify that prosecution is subject to same standards and defenses as if person had been born alive; amend KRS 501.090 to allow coercion or threats to be used as an offense of intentional homicide where the victim is an unborn child; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to give the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction with Commonwealth and county attorneys; amend KRS 439.265 to conform; repeal KRS 507A.010, 507A.020, 507A.030, 507A.040, 507A.050, and 507A.060, related to fetal homicide; establish a short title of Prenatal Equal Protection Act.

AN ACT relating to unborn children.

Rep. Emily Callaway [R]

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb300.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb300/orig_bill.pdf