All Judges and Court Commissioners Legislation - Kentucky

Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - To Seniors, Military Affairs, & Public Safety (H)

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Amend KRS 17.131 to require all criminal justice system participants, certain state agencies, the Courts of Justice, and the Administrative Office of the Courts to participate in the state-wide e-warrant system; provide that any entity that fails to participate as required shall be denied access to state and federal grants.

Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - To Judiciary (S)

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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: 02/14/2008 - Posted in committee

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 610 relating to juvenile proceedings to request the Chief Justice to adopt administrative procedures relating to protecting parents; create new sections of KRS Chapter 21A relating to the Supreme Court to request the Supreme Court to create a pilot project for a limited opening courts of in three to seven jurisdictions when handling dependency, needy, neglect, and abuse cases involving children and termination of parental rights, to set parameters, and require reporting to the Interim Joint Committees on Health and Welfare and Judiciary; create a new section of KRS Chapter 615 relating to juvenile procedure to permit pilot project courts to open proceedings which otherwise would be closed.

Latest Action: 01/31/2008 - To Judiciary (H)

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Amend KRS 62.020 relating to who may administer an oath to include retired and senior status justices and judges.

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Posted in committee

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Propose to amend Section 118 of the Constitution of Kentucky, relating to judicial nominating commissions, to delete the authority of the Governor to appoint lay members and require the President of the Senate, the Minority Floor Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives to each appoint one member; delete reference to majority and minority political party representation; limit term of office to four years; submit question to the voters for approval.

Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - To Judiciary (H)

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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 26A relating to courts to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to install security systems in homes of District Judges, Circuit Judges, and Family Court Judges who have been threatened or believe their lives or the lives of their spouse or children residing in the judge's home are at risk; limit expenditure to a one-time $5,000 expenditure; requite all other costs to be borne by the judge.

Latest Action: 01/15/2008 - To Judiciary (H)

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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.