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Senate Bill 40

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Last Action	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 76)
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

Actions

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01/06/16	introduced in Senate
01/07/16	to Judiciary (S)
02/11/16	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/12/16	2nd reading, to Rules
02/18/16	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 19, 2016
02/19/16	3rd reading, passed 29-6 with Committee Substitute (1) received in House
02/22/16	to Judiciary (H)
03/14/16	posted in committee
03/23/16	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
03/24/16	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 25, 2016
03/25/16	floor amendment (1) filed taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
03/29/16	3rd reading, passed 94-0 received in Senate enrolled, signed by each presiding officer delivered to Governor
04/09/16	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 76)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
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
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

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