Kentucky House Bill 89 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-03 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Amend KRS 186.990, 194A.990, 341.990, and 516.120 to raise the threshold level for a Class D felony for unlawful registration of a car to evade taxes, misrepresentation to receive public assistance or unemployment benefits, and unlawful use of slugs from $100 to $1,500; amend KRS 205.8461, 205.8463, 209.990, 238.995, 434.850, and 434.851 to raise the threshold level for a Class D felony for unlawful referral practices of a Medicaid provider, fraudulent Medicaid claims, wantonly or recklessly exploiting a vulnerable adult, charitable gaming fraud, unlawful diversion of charitable gaming funds, and unlawful access to computers in the second degree from $300 to $1,500; amend KRS 209.990 to raise the threshold level for a Class C felony for knowingly exploiting a vulnerable adult from $300 to $1500; amend 217.181 to raise the threshold levels for a Class C and D felony for theft of a legend drug; amend KRS 434.650, 434.655, 434.660, 434.670, 434.690, 514.030, 514.040, 514.050, 514.060, 514.070, 514.080, 514.090, 514.110, 514.120, and 517.060 to raise the threshold level for a Class D felony for various fraud and theft crimes from $500 to $1500; amend KRS 304.47-020 to raise the threshold level for a fraudulent insurance act from $500 to $1500; amend KRS 365.241 to raise the threshold level for a Class D felony for counterfeit intellectual property from $1,000 to $1,500.

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

Rep. Darryl Owens [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-03	House	to Judiciary (H)
2017-01-03	House	introduced in House
2016-12-07	House	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB89.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB89/bill.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/17RS/HB89/LM.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/17RS/HB89/CI.pdf