KY HB94 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-19 - posted in committee
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Amend KRS 431.066 to provide that financial bail be solely imposed for ensuring a defendant's appearance; require a detention hearing for any defendant determined by the court to be a danger to the public if released; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to establish a detention hearing process; amend KRS 27A.360, 218A.135, 222.204, 431.520, 431.525, 431.530, 431.535, 431.540, 452.260, and 431.510 to conform; repeal KRS 431.021; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2020.

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Title

AN ACT relating to pretrial release.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2019-02-19Houseposted in committee
2019-01-10Houseto Judiciary (H)
2019-01-08Houseintroduced in House
2018-12-12HousePrefiled by the sponsor(s).

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