Kentucky
General Assembly

02/28/08	introduced in House
02/29/08	to Judiciary (H)
03/04/08	posted in committee
03/14/08	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
03/17/08	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 18, 2008
03/18/08	floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
03/19/08	3rd reading Committee Substitute adopted floor amendments (1) and (2) adopted defeated 43-54 bill reconsidered (change PASSED status) floor amendment (1) reconsidered (change PASSED status) placed in the Orders of the Day
03/21/08	passed 63-29 with Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2)
03/24/08	received in Senate
03/26/08	to Judiciary (S)
04/01/08	taken from committee Judiciary (S) 1st reading returned to Judiciary (S)
04/02/08	taken from committee Judiciary (S) 2nd reading returned to Judiciary (S)
04/15/08	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, April 15, 2008 3rd reading, passed 37-1 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) received in House to Rules (H) posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) passed 51-42 enrolled, signed by each presiding officer
04/16/08	delivered to Governor
04/24/08	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 158)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Corrections Impact
Summary	Increase the number of additional full time positions created from two to four.
Index Headings	Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements Criminal Procedure - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements Probation and Parole - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements State Agencies - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements Corrections Impact - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Webb
Summary	Amend to provide Parole Board with discretion in conduct of hearings involving persons convicted of certain drug, forgery, or fraud offenses; permit hearings to be conducted either in person or through an audio-visual connection; establish procedure for conversion of part-time member positions to full-time positions.
Index Headings	Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements Criminal Procedure - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements Probation and Parole - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements State Agencies - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements Corrections Impact - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	A. Koenig
Summary	Increase the current maximum allowed number of members of the same political party on the board by two, concurrent with the bill's increase in the total number of members on the board by four.
Index Headings	Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements Criminal Procedure - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements Probation and Parole - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements State Agencies - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements Corrections Impact - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Corrections Impact
Summary	Amend language relating to parole board membership to create two new full-time positions and retain the existing two part-time positions; amend the language relating to parole board file reviews to prohibit file reviews of violent Class C felonies; adjust various fees for jail triage, DUI, bond filing, and misdemeanor expungement; insert provision to allow electronic tracking in home incarceration situations; insert provisions to include the provisions of HB 289/GA relating to the collection of DNA for the criminal DNA database, with a minimum suspect age of 13.
Index Headings	Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements Criminal Procedure - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements Probation and Parole - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements State Agencies - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements Corrections Impact - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Stivers II
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements Criminal Procedure - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements Probation and Parole - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements State Agencies - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements Corrections Impact - Parole Board, membership and hearing requirements