Kentucky Senate Bill 239 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-11 - to Judiciary (S)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 504.110 to refer certain violent criminal defendants who are incompetent to stand trial with no substantial probability of attaining competency to a new type of involuntary commitment to be created in KRS Chapter 202C; create definitions; assign guardian ad litem; establish hearing procedures and commitment criteria; establish a schedule and procedures for review hearings; create procedures and protections for patients; allow for promulgation of administrative regulations; amend KRS 31.110 to conform.

AN ACT relating to competency to stand trial.

Sen. Morgan McGarvey [D]

Sen. Julie Raque Adams [R]

Sen. David Yates [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-11	Senate	to Judiciary (S)
2021-02-10	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2021-02-10	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb239.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb239/orig_bill.pdf