Kentucky House Bill 477 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-21 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to provide an enhanced term of imprisonment for any defendant convicted of certain crimes when the defendant intentionally selected the person because of that person's actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, mental or physical disability, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation; amend KRS 15.334 and 17.1523 to conform; create new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create the offense of using hate symbols to intimidate; repeal KRS 49.320 and 532.031.

AN ACT relating to hate crimes.

Rep. Daniel Grossberg [D]

Rep. George Brown [D]

Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-21	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2023-02-21	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb477.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb477/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/23RS/hb477/CI.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/23RS/hb477/LM.pdf