KY HB467 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 20 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-21 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Amend KRS 431.066 to limit the use of monetary bail to certain high-risk defendants and provide pretrial release conditions for defendants based on risk levels and charge types; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to establish a preventative detention hearing process for high-risk defendants and define the limited circumstances in which unsecured bail can be imposed; create new section of KRS Chapter 431 to require statistical reporting on bail decisions; amend various statutes to conform; repeal KRS 431.021, 431.530, 431.531, 431.532, 431.535, and 431.540; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.

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Title

AN ACT relating to pretrial release.

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-02-21Houseto Judiciary (H)
2019-02-20Houseintroduced in House

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