Senate Bill 157

Actions | Amendments
Last Action passed 84-11 with Committee Substitute, floor amendments (5) (6) and (7)
Title AN ACT relating to open juvenile proceedings.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 1275
Sponsors D. Givens, D. Harper Angel
Summary of Original Version Create new sections of KRS Chapter 21A to request that the Supreme Court establish a pilot project to permit participating courts to make specified juvenile proceedings presumptively open to the public, establish guidelines, and provide a mechanism for a participating court to close a specific hearing upon a finding of cause; create a new section of KRS Chapter 610 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version Court, Supreme - Pilot project, open court, juvenile proceedings
Courts, District - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crime Victims - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crimes and Punishments - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Criminal Procedure - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Public Advocate - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Courts, Family - Pilot project, juvenile proceedings, open court
Attorney, County - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Children and Minors - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Actions - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Procedure - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Proposed Amendments Senate Floor Amendment 1
House Committee Substitute 1
House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2
House Floor Amendment 3
House Floor Amendment 4
House Floor Amendment 5
House Floor Amendment 6
House Floor Amendment 7
Votes Vote History

Actions

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02/24/14
  • introduced in Senate
02/26/14
  • to Judiciary (S)
02/27/14
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
  • floor amendment (1) filed
02/28/14
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/07/14
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 10, 2014
03/10/14
  • 3rd reading, passed 30-7 with floor amendment (1)
03/11/14
  • received in House
03/12/14
  • to Judiciary (H)
03/17/14
  • posted in committee
03/19/14
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2) filed
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
03/20/14
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/21/14
  • floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
03/25/14
  • floor amendment (4) filed
03/26/14
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 27, 2014
03/28/14
  • floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute
04/14/14
  • floor amendment (6) filed to Committee Substitute
04/15/14
  • 3rd reading
  • floor amendment (4) ruled out of order
  • laid on clerk's desk
  • floor amendment (7) filed to Committee Substitute
  • taken from clerk's desk
  • passed 84-11 with Committee Substitute, floor amendments (5) (6) and (7)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor S. Gregory
Summary Retain original provisions; authorize pilot projects to be established by the Chief Justice except prohibit a pilot project from being established in a judicial circuit or judicial district or division thereof where the local judge or county attorney objects.
Index Headings Court, Supreme - Pilot project, open court, juvenile proceedings
Courts, District - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crime Victims - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crimes and Punishments - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Criminal Procedure - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Public Advocate - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Courts, Family - Pilot project, juvenile proceedings, open court
Attorney, County - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Children and Minors - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Actions - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Procedure - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project

Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Amend to require the selection of a group of non-participating jurisdictions as a control group for the purposes of statistical comparison.
Index Headings Court, Supreme - Pilot project, open court, juvenile proceedings
Courts, District - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crime Victims - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crimes and Punishments - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Criminal Procedure - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Public Advocate - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Courts, Family - Pilot project, juvenile proceedings, open court
Attorney, County - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Children and Minors - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Actions - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Procedure - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project

Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor J. Hoover
Summary Remove dependency, neglect, and abuse cases and termination of parental rights cases from pilot project.
Index Headings Court, Supreme - Pilot project, open court, juvenile proceedings
Courts, District - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crime Victims - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crimes and Punishments - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Criminal Procedure - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Public Advocate - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Courts, Family - Pilot project, juvenile proceedings, open court
Attorney, County - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Children and Minors - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Actions - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Procedure - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor J. Hoover
Summary Remove dependency, neglect, and abuse cases and termination of parental rights cases from pilot project.
Index Headings Court, Supreme - Pilot project, open court, juvenile proceedings
Courts, District - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crime Victims - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crimes and Punishments - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Criminal Procedure - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Public Advocate - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Courts, Family - Pilot project, juvenile proceedings, open court
Attorney, County - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Children and Minors - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Actions - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Procedure - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project

Amendment House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor B. Yonts
Summary Amend to limit open juvenile criminal proceedings to those which are violent offenses under KRS 439.3401; limit criteria by which AOC monitors and evaluates the pilot program to rates of recidivism and quality of child protection outcomes; list statistical measures for evaluating pilot program; keep proceedings that were initiated prior to pilot closed; provide that counsel is required to move for closure of proceedings included in pilot.
Index Headings Court, Supreme - Pilot project, open court, juvenile proceedings
Courts, District - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crime Victims - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crimes and Punishments - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Criminal Procedure - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Public Advocate - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Courts, Family - Pilot project, juvenile proceedings, open court
Attorney, County - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Children and Minors - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Actions - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Procedure - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project

Amendment House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor R. Meeks
Summary Keep original provisions; amend to require an interim report after two years to be made to the Legislative Research Commission.
Index Headings Court, Supreme - Pilot project, open court, juvenile proceedings
Courts, District - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crime Victims - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crimes and Punishments - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Criminal Procedure - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Public Advocate - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Courts, Family - Pilot project, juvenile proceedings, open court
Attorney, County - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Children and Minors - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Actions - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Procedure - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project

Amendment House Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor J. Hoover
Summary Amend to delete termination of parental rights proceedings from the pilot project.
Index Headings Court, Supreme - Pilot project, open court, juvenile proceedings
Courts, District - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crime Victims - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crimes and Punishments - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Criminal Procedure - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Public Advocate - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Courts, Family - Pilot project, juvenile proceedings, open court
Attorney, County - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Children and Minors - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Actions - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Procedure - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project

Amendment House Floor Amendment 6
Sponsor B. Yonts
Summary Amend to limit open juvenile criminal proceedings to those which are class A or B felonies; limit criteria by which AOC monitors and evaluates the pilot program to rates of recidivism and quality of child protection outcomes; list statistical measures for evaluating pilot program; keep proceedings that were initiated prior to pilot closed; provide that counsel is required to move for closure of proceedings included in pilot.
Index Headings Court, Supreme - Pilot project, open court, juvenile proceedings
Courts, District - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crime Victims - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crimes and Punishments - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Criminal Procedure - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Public Advocate - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Courts, Family - Pilot project, juvenile proceedings, open court
Attorney, County - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Children and Minors - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Actions - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Procedure - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project

Amendment House Floor Amendment 7
Sponsor R. Meeks
Summary Amend to require an interim report after two years to be made to the Legislative Research Commission.
Index Headings Court, Supreme - Pilot project, open court, juvenile proceedings
Courts, District - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crime Victims - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Crimes and Punishments - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Criminal Procedure - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Public Advocate - Juvenile courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Courts, Family - Pilot project, juvenile proceedings, open court
Attorney, County - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Children and Minors - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Actions - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project
Civil Procedure - Juvenile and family courts, public proceedings, pilot project

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