Kentucky - Session 26RS
Title: AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole for inmates presently sentenced to death; amend KRS 532.030, relating to authorized dispositions for felony offenses, to remove the death penalty; amend KRS 533.010, relating to probation, to prohibit probation for a person sentenced to life without parole or life without parole for 25 years; amend KRS 640.010 to define terms; amend KRS 640.040, relating to penalties for juveniles convicted of felony offenses, to prohibit life imprisonment without benefit of parole for a capital offense; amend KRS 422.285, 532.050, and 532.100 to conform; repeal KRS 431.213, 431.2135, 431.218, 431.220, 431.223, 431.224, 431.240, 431.250, 431.260, 431.270, 507A.060, 532.025, 532.075, 532.130, 532.135, 532.140, 532.300, 532.305, and 532.309.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-13 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-02-13 | Latest Action | 02/13/26: to Judiciary (H) |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 281 | AN ACT relating to the donation of food. | enacted |
| HB 43 | AN ACT relating to deputy coroner training. | enacted |
| HB 78 | AN ACT relating to firearms liability protections and declaring an emergency. | vetoed |
| HB 422 | AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. | enacted |
| HB 904 | AN ACT relating to gaming. | enrolled |
| HB 10 | AN ACT relating to executive branch operations and declaring an emergency. | enrolled |
| HB 2 | AN ACT relating to Medicaid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. | enrolled |
| HB 305 | AN ACT relating to grand jury service. | enrolled |