| Last Action | signed by Governor (Acts ch. 46) | 
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| Title | AN ACT relating to inmate civil actions. | 
| Bill Documents | Bill | 
| Impact Statements | Corrections Impact Local Mandate | 
| Bill Request Number | 287 | 
| Sponsors | J. Schickel, D. Seum | 
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 454.400, 454.405, and 454.415 to require that certain civil actions filed by an inmate against the Department of Corrections, a Department of Corrections contract facility, or a local correctional facility be dismissed if the inmate fails to exhaust that facility's administrative remedies; provide notice of the dismissal to the facility and to all party defendants named in the civil action; permit a court, upon dismissal of the action, to assess reasonable costs against the inmate. | 
| Index Headings of Original Version | Corrections Impact - Inmates, civil actions by Local Mandate - Inmates, civil actions by Civil Actions - Prisoners, conditions of confinement and other challenges Civil Procedure - Prisoners, conditions of confinement and other challenges Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Inmates, civil actions by Courts - Prisoners, civil actions by Jails and Jailers - Inmates, civil actions by | 
| Proposed Amendments | Senate Committee Substitute 1 Senate Floor Amendment 1 Senate Floor Amendment 2 Senate Floor Amendment 3 | 
| Votes | Vote History | 
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| 03/22/10 | 
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| 03/23/10 | 
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| 03/30/10 | 
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 | 
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| Impact Statements | Corrections Impact Local Mandate | 
| Summary | Retain original provisions; amend to clarify that a correctional facility includes county jails and other local or regional detention facilities; delete reference to the assessment of a fine against an inmate for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. | 
| Index Headings | Corrections Impact - Inmates, civil actions by Local Mandate - Inmates, civil actions by Civil Actions - Prisoners, conditions of confinement and other challenges Civil Procedure - Prisoners, conditions of confinement and other challenges Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Inmates, civil actions by Courts - Prisoners, civil actions by Jails and Jailers - Inmates, civil actions by | 
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 | 
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| Sponsor | J. Schickel | 
| Summary | Amend to insert provision tolling the period of limitations in specified situations. | 
| Index Headings | Corrections Impact - Inmates, civil actions by Local Mandate - Inmates, civil actions by Civil Actions - Prisoners, conditions of confinement and other challenges Civil Procedure - Prisoners, conditions of confinement and other challenges Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Inmates, civil actions by Courts - Prisoners, civil actions by Jails and Jailers - Inmates, civil actions by | 
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 2 | 
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| Sponsor | J. Schickel | 
| Summary | Amend to provide a limited extension of the period of limitations in specified situations and clarify that nothing in this provision shall revive an otherwise time-barred action. | 
| Index Headings | Corrections Impact - Inmates, civil actions by Local Mandate - Inmates, civil actions by Civil Actions - Prisoners, conditions of confinement and other challenges Civil Procedure - Prisoners, conditions of confinement and other challenges Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Inmates, civil actions by Courts - Prisoners, civil actions by Jails and Jailers - Inmates, civil actions by | 
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 3 | 
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| Sponsor | R. Webb | 
| Summary | Amend to require that copies of orders dismissing an inmate lawsuit as a result of a failure to exhaust administrative remedies be served on the inmate in a manner consistent with the civil rules. | 
| Index Headings | Corrections Impact - Inmates, civil actions by Local Mandate - Inmates, civil actions by Civil Actions - Prisoners, conditions of confinement and other challenges Civil Procedure - Prisoners, conditions of confinement and other challenges Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Inmates, civil actions by Courts - Prisoners, civil actions by Jails and Jailers - Inmates, civil actions by | 
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