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Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 186) Bill Text
Amend KRS 431.540 relating to the setting of the uniform schedule of amounts of bail by the Supreme Court to permit the court to set a uniform schedule of bail for nonviolent Class D felonies in addition to the current misdemeanors and violations.
Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - To Judiciary (H); posting waived Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 relating to child custody and visitation to provide a procedure for relocation of the principal residence of a child, provide for objection to relocation; amend KRS 403.270 relating to custodial issues to specify what court order for relocation of a child shall contain; amend KRS 403.340 relating to modification of a child custody decree to require notice of proposed relocation to be mailed to all parties entitled to notice.
Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary Bill Text
Amend KRS 403.200 to permit a court to provide for wage attachment and automatic electronic transfer of funds for payment of spousal maintenance; amend KRS 403.270 to add healthy environment for child as a factor for the consideration of awarding custody of children; amend KRS 530.050 to add ex-spouse; EMERGENCY
Latest Action: 11/07/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary Bill Text
Amend KRS 421.350, relating to the testimony of a child victim or witness, to include violent offenses; provide that the child witness, while being exempt from attendance at trial, shall be subject to being recalled during the course of the trial to give additional testimony under the same circumstances as with any other recalled witness, provided that the additional testimony is given utilizing the same closed circuit or video tape procedure as for the original testimony.
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - To Judiciary (S) Bill Text
Amend KRS 23A.040 and 23A.045 to increase by one each the number of circuit judges allocated to the Sixth (Daviess) and Fifteenth (Carroll, Grant, and Owen) Judicial Circuits.
Latest Action: 01/09/2008 - To Judiciary (H) Bill Text
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A, relating to controlled substances, to create a registration system for persons convicted of felony controlled substances manufacture or trafficking; provide that a person with two or more convictions registers for life and a person with one conviction registers for maximum period of incarceration authorized for the offense; provide that the system is administered by Department of Kentucky State Police; provide for Internet and other access to information; provide penalties for failure to register and harboring an unregistered offender.
Latest Action: 01/31/2008 - To Judiciary (S) Bill Text
Amend KRS 23A.205 relating to court costs in criminal cases in Circuit Court to increase costs from $100 to $125; amend KRS 24A.175 relating to court costs in criminal cases in District Court to increase costs from $100 to $125; amend KRS 42.330 relating to disposition of court costs to provide that $25 from each court cost go to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide supervised visitation in cases where a court requires supervised visitation.
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Latest Action: 01/15/2008 - To Judiciary (H) Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to abolish the death penalty and require the court with jurisdiction over a person sentenced to death to sentence the person to imprisonment for life without benefit of probation or parole; amend KRS 24A.110, 27A.430, 431.060, 431.215, 431.510, 439.265, 506.010, 506.030, 506.040, 506.080, 507.020, 509.040, 520.120, 527.200, 532.030, 532.040, 532.050, 532.100, 532.140, 533.010, 610.265, 635.020, 635.090, 640.040, 17.173, 17.176, 507A.020, and 422.285 to conform; repeal KRS 422.287, 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, 532.300, 532.305, and 532.309, relating to the death penalty.
Latest Action: 01/10/2008 - To Judiciary (H) Bill Text
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 403 to require that divorce, child custody, child support, and similar records not be released with information identifying the address, Social Security number, telephone number or similar information relating to a party to the proceeding; provide exemptions for public agencies and court-ordered disclosure of the information.
Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - To Judiciary (H) Bill Text
Amend KRS 403.750 to provide that the court, in a domestic violence order, may prohibit a respondent from possessing firearm while the order is in effect; provide for confiscation of firearms in possession of the defendant and for confiscated firearms to be turned over to the office of the sheriff for custody; provide for return of firearms or alternate disposition of firearms upon expiration or vacation of the domestic violence order.
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Latest Action: 11/07/2008 - To: Interim Joint Committee on State Government Bill Text
Honor and commend the Tennessee Valley Authority on its 75th Anniversary.
Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - To Judiciary (H) Bill Text
Amend KRS 416.610 to provide that the condemnor of agricultural land that is under fence shall, in addition to any compensation awarded, reconstruct fencing to protect the adjoining land, or animals thereon, prior to the removal of existing fencing; make retroactive to March 28, 2006 with six month limitation, from effective date, on filing claim.
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Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Posted in committee Bill TextCreate new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to define terms; establish that proof of a person's intent to commit an unlawful act shall not be required in a civil or administrative proceeding to show that the person acted knowingly in respect to Medicaid fraud; establish unlawful acts related to Medicaid; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide the Attorney General with access to all documentary materials for the investigation of Medicaid fraud; identify individuals to whom the Attorney General may disclose documentary material; provide immunity for individuals providing access to documentary material to employees of the Attorney General and other state and federal authorities involved in the investigation of Medicaid fraud; require the cabinet to establish by administrative regulation sanctions for a provider found liable for Medicaid fraud; subject licensed professions found liable for Medicaid fraud to disciplinary action by their respective licensure boards; provide [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - To Appropriations & Revenue (S) Bill Text
Amend KRS 64.092, relating to compensation of sheriffs and court security officers, to increase salary from $8 per hour to $9 per hour on July 1, 2008 and to $11 per hour on July 1, 2009; EMERGENCY; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2008.
Latest Action: 03/07/2008 - To Judiciary (S) Bill Text
Amend KRS 29A.040 to place persons holding state personal identification cards on the master juror list of a county; amend KRS 29A.070 to prevent the release of personal identifying information on juror qualification forms.
Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - To Judiciary (S) Bill Text
Amend KRS 29A.040 to allow persons who have reached age 72 to have their names removed from the master list of prospective jurors; amend KRS 29A.090 to allow automatic exemption from jury service for a prospective juror who has reached age 72 who has elected to have his or her name removed from the master list of prospective jurors.
Latest Action: 02/27/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text
Create various new sections of KRS Chapters 23A and 24A and amend KRS 32A.2065 and 24A.1765 to impose a $5 fee on all civil and criminal cases to be used to fund a pay supplement for deputy circuit court clerks through the justice administration trust fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15A to require the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to administer the justice administration trust fund.
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 114) Bill Text
Amend KRS 510.140 to make gender neutral.
Latest Action: 02/27/2008 - Posted in committee Bill Text
Amend KRS 21.580 to establish prerequisites for entry into the senior status judge program and establish a sunset date of July 1, 2012; make technical corrections.
Also tagged in: Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State, Courts, Courts, District, Fees, Firefighters and Fire Departments, Local Mandate, Military Affairs and Civil Defense, Peace Officers and Law Enforcement, Public Officers and Employees, Wills and Estates Latest Action: 03/28/2008 - 2nd reading, to Rules Bill Text
Amend KRS 61.315 to give the Department of Military Affairs the authority to promulgate administrative regulations and conduct administrative hearings regarding eligibility for death gratuity benefits; exempt from probate fees the estates of people whose families would be eligible for the death gratuity benefits.
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