| Last Action | signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 76) | 
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| Title | AN ACT relating to open juvenile proceedings. | 
| Bill Documents | Bill | 
| Impact Statements | Local Mandate | 
| Bill Request Number | 338 | 
| Sponsors | J. Adams, C. Embry Jr., M. McGarvey, J. Schickel, M. Wise | 
| 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; 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 Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1 | 
| Votes | Vote History | 
| 01/06/16 | 
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| 01/07/16 | 
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| 02/11/16 | 
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| 02/12/16 | 
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| 02/18/16 | 
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| 02/19/16 | 
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| 02/22/16 | 
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| 03/14/16 | 
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| 03/25/16 | 
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| 03/29/16 | 
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| 04/09/16 | 
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 | 
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| Impact Statements | Local Mandate | 
| Summary | Delete references to proceedings under KRS Chapter 635; clarify that best interest of the child is given priority in decision to close a hearing. | 
| 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 | 
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| Sponsor | J. Bell | 
| Summary | Clarify that the General Assembly requests the Supreme Court not to institute the pilot project in any fiscal year that the judicial branch experiences employee layoffs, furloughs, or staffing reductions. | 
| 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 | 
Last updated: 1/16/2019 3:08 PM (EST)