KY SB51 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-07 - to Judiciary (S)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 6 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-07 - to Judiciary (S)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 503 to incorporate the "no duty to retreat" provisions elsewhere in the chapter; amend KRS 503.050, 503.055, 503.070, and 503.080 to require a reasonable belief that defensive force is necessary before it is justified; change the term "great bodily harm" to "serious physical injury" as used throughout the Penal Code; amend KRS 503.060 to require an initial aggressor to retreat before the use of force can be rejustified; repeal KRS 503.120.
Title
AN ACT relating to general principles of justification.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-07 | Senate | to Judiciary (S) |
| 2016-01-06 | Senate | introduced in Senate |
Kentucky State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/SB51.htm |
| Text | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/SB51/bill.doc |
| Text | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/SB51/bill.pdf |
