Kentucky House Bill 644 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on March 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-05 - posted in committee
Pending: House State Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 21 to provide that any current or former judge or justice with an account in the Judicial Retirement Plan, who is convicted of or enters into a plea agreement to avoid conviction of a felony or misdemeanor relating to his or her duties or for engaging in sex with a minor, including rape, sodomy, sexual abuse, and sexual misconduct, shall cease membership in the Judicial Retirement Plan and forfeit all rights and benefits earned in the Judicial Retirement Plan, except for return of his or her individual contributions and any interest; amend KRS 6.696 to provide that any current or former legislator convicted of a felony or misdemeanor or entering a plea agreement to avoid conviction of a felony or misdemeanor for engaging in sex with a minor, including rape, sodomy, sexual abuse, and sexual misconduct, shall forfeit all rights and benefits under the state-administered plan to which the legislator has made contributions for his or her service, except for return of his or her individual contributions and any interest; amend KRS 16.652, 61.535, and 78.852 to provide that any member of the retirement systems administered by the Kentucky Retirement Systems who is convicted of or enters into a plea agreement to avoid conviction of a felony or misdemeanor for engaging in sex with a minor, including rape, sodomy, sexual abuse, and sexual misconduct, shall cease membership in the retirement system to which the member has made contributions and forfeit all rights and benefits earned in that system, except for return of his or her individual contributions and any interest; amend KRS 161.700 to provide that any member of the Teachers' Retirement System who is convicted of or enters into a plea agreement to avoid conviction of a felony or misdemeanor for engaging in sex with a minor, including rape, sodomy, sexual abuse, and sexual misconduct, shall cease membership in the Teachers' Retirement System and forfeit all rights and benefits earned in that system, except for return of his or her individual contributions and any interest; amend KRS 6.505, 21.360, 21.470, 21.480, 61.692, 161.700, and 161.714 to conform; and specify in noncodified language that this Act shall only apply to felonies, misdemeanors, and plea agreements entered into on or after the effective date of this Act.

AN ACT relating to forfeiture of retirement benefits upon conviction of a sexual offense against a minor.

Rep. David Osborne [R]

Rep. Chad McCoy [R]

Rep. David Meade [R]

Rep. Michael Meredith [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-05	House	posted in committee
2020-03-04	House	to State Government (H)
2020-03-02	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hb644.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb644/orig_bill.pdf