KY HB537 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-05 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Summary

Amend KRS 532.090 to create new catagory of misdemeanor offense and establish penalty range; amend KRS 530.050 to make flagrant non-support a Gross misdemeanor; amend KRS 532.100 to provide that Gross misdemeanants are state prisoners and that the cost of incarceration in a local jail shall be the responsibility of the Department of Corrections; amend KRS 441.127 to permit local jailers to grant limited service credits against an inmate's sentence for good behavior and educational achievement; amend KRS 431.410, 500.080, 532.020, and 532.110 to conform.

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Title

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-03-05Houseto Judiciary (H)
2014-03-04Houseintroduced in House

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