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House Bill 54

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Last Action	signed by Governor (Acts ch. 156)
Title	AN ACT relating to mental health.
Bill Documents	Bill
Impact Statements	Corrections Impact
Bill Request Number	316
Sponsors	F. Steele, C. Embry Jr., B. Housman, K. King, S. Lee, A. Webb-Edgington
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 202A.410 to add judges and witnesses to the list of persons to be notified upon the release or escape of an involuntarily committed person.
Index Headings of Original Version	Judges and Court Commissioners - Mentally ill, release of, notice Mental Health - Mentally ill, release of, notice Public Safety - Mentally ill, release of, notice Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Mentally ill, release of, notice Crime Victims - Notice, mentally ill, release of Corrections Impact - Mentally ill, release of, notice
Proposed Amendments	Senate Committee Substitute 1 Senate Committee Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

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10/12/11	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/03/12	introduced in House to Judiciary (H)
01/10/12	posting waived
01/11/12	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
01/12/12	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, January 18, 2012
01/18/12	3rd reading, passed 99-0
01/19/12	received in Senate
01/24/12	to Judiciary (S)
03/21/12	taken from Judiciary (S) 1st reading returned to Judiciary (S) reassigned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
03/28/12	taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) 2nd reading recommitted to Judiciary (S)
03/29/12	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
03/30/12	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 30, 2012 3rd reading, passed 34-2 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 89-0 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
04/12/12	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
04/23/12	signed by Governor (Acts ch. 156)

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Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Corrections Impact Local Mandate
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend KRS 431.066, relating to pretrial release and bail options, to define verified and eligible defendant and clarify how bail credit is to be earned; amend KRS 431.520, relating to release on personal recognizance or unsecured bail bond, to allow a court to deny release if a person is a flight risk or danger and to specify how bail credit is to be applied; amend KRS 431.530, relating to deposit of bail security, to specify that a defendant who earns full credit toward bail is not required to make a deposit with the clerk; amend KRS 534.060, relating to response to nonpayment of fines, to delete obsolete language that conflicts with the jail credit provisions in KRS 534.070; amend KRS 534.070, relating to incarceration for failure to pay fines or court costs, to specify how credit earned against the fines and costs is to be applied; amend KRS 218A.1413, relating to trafficking in the second degree, to clarify the mens rea for lesser amounts; amend KRS 218A.275 to include the possibility of voiding convictions for possession of controlled substances first degree under certain circumstances and prohibit eligibility if a previous charge has been dismissed under deferred prosecution; amend KRS 218A.14151 to conform; amend KRS 26A.400, relating to drug court, to clarify the types of grants to be evaluated; amend KRS 27A.097, relating to judicial support agencies, to apply the use of evidence-based practices to supervision and intervention programs for defendants; amend KRS 439.320 to remove obsolete language regarding part-time parole board members; amend KRS 439.335 to clarify how an inmate's risk and needs assessment is to be used for purposes of parole; amend KRS 439.3406, relating to mandatory reentry supervision, to clarify supervision requirements and procedures; amend KRS 441.420, 441.430, 441.440, and 441.450, relating to local jail construction, to modify construction requirements; amend KRS 532.080, relating to persistent felony offenders, to remove an obsolete reference to a misdemeanor offense; amend KRS 196.111, relating to evidence-based practices, to make a technical correction; amend KRS 6.949, relating to corrections impact statement, to modify required elements and processes; require the Criminal Justice Council to oversee the implementation of the Public Safety and Offender Accountability Act; Create a new section of KRS 532.200 to 532.250, relating to home incarceration, to require sentence credit for time served in pretrial home incarceration; amend KRS 532.120, relating to calculation of terms of imprisonment, to conform; apply home incarceration credit to defendants sentenced on or after the effective date of the Act; make technical corrections.
Index Headings	Judges and Court Commissioners - Mentally ill, release of, notice Mental Health - Mentally ill, release of, notice Public Safety - Mentally ill, release of, notice Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Mentally ill, release of, notice Crime Victims - Notice, mentally ill, release of Corrections Impact - Mentally ill, release of, notice

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	T. Jensen
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Judges and Court Commissioners - Mentally ill, release of, notice Mental Health - Mentally ill, release of, notice Public Safety - Mentally ill, release of, notice Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Mentally ill, release of, notice Crime Victims - Notice, mentally ill, release of Corrections Impact - Mentally ill, release of, notice

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