Corrections Impact


Abortion, prohibition when fetal heartbeat detected

Abuse of a corpse, penalty for

Additive manufacturing, firearms

Administrative parole, creation of

Administrative release, creation of

Aggravated indecent exposure, creating offense of

Amusement rides and attractions, rider conduct, rider responsibility

Assault in the third degree, firefighters, contact with bodily fluids

Assault on a service animal, first degree, inclusion of assistance animals

Assault weapon, under 21, banning sale to or ownership of

Bonds and blanket bonds for shallow wells, establishment of

Born alive infants, protection of

Cabinet for Health and Family Services, training, strangulation

Capital offense , executions, mental illness

Casino gaming, oversight of

Child abuse

Child abuse, reporting of

Child pornography, under 12 years old, raise penalty for

Child sex dolls, prohibition of

Commissioner of AGriculture, regulation of dog vendors

Conduct subject to licensure sanctions, violation of self-referral law

Criminal littering, permitting unsafe amounts of mowed grass to remain on a highway

Cruelty to animals in the second degree, prohibition of all animal fighting or poisoning

Cruelty to equines, prohibition of

Deadly weapons, concealed carry without license

Death penalty, replacement of with life imprisonment without parole

Disproportionate minority contact with juvenile justice system, statistical reporting of

Disseminating personally identifiable information, minors, prohibition of

Domestic violence, torture of a dog or cat, offenses involving family members, early release

Driving under the influence, ignition interlock licenses

Drones, definition of dangerous contraband, including

Drones, payload of, include in definition of dangerous contraband

Drug paraphernalia, marijuana accessory, possession of

Emergency medical services personnel, classification of certain crimes against as a violent offense

Extreme risk protection order, firearms prohibition, petition for

Extreme risk protection order, violation of

Financial bail, limitation of

Firearms, comprehensive regulation of

Firearms surrender, domestic violence orders, procedures

Grain dealer and grain warehouse operator, requirement of

Hate crime, create criminal offense of

Hate crime, criminal homicide and fetal homicide, addition of

Hate crime, enhanced term of imprisonment for

Hate crime offense, creation of

HB 5 HCS

Heroin trafficking, clarification of penalty

Human trafficking, conviction, 85 percent service time

Insurance fraud penalties, enhancement of

Jails, sentencing credit ot any county inmate in a county jail

Juvenile responsibility, remove provisions on determination and treatment

Kentucky Grain Insurance Fund, changes to

Kentucky Retirement Systems, public disclosure of investment contracts

Kentucky Retirement Systems, violation of fiduciary or ethical duties, Class D felony

Kentucky State Police, animal abuse offender registry, establishment of

Legal services, regulate

Life skills programs, allow sentence credits for

Marijuana, personal use quantity, decriminalization

Maximum security penitentiary, transfer to

Medicinal marijuana program, establish

Monetary bail, restriction of

Off-highway vehicles, operation on public roadways

Ordinances for animal shelter standards, outdoor sheltering and care of dogs, dog licenses

Parole sanction, supervision continuation in lieu of revocation

Parolees, technical violations and absconding, graduated sanctions for

Personal information, requirements for the release of

Probationers, tecdhnical violations and absconding, graduated sanctions for

Probationers, technical violations and absconding, graduated sanctions for

Racial and ethnic community criminal justice and public safety impact statement, requiring

Responsible use cannabis program, establishment of

School or church bus, illegal passing of, increasing fine

Sexual crimes against animals, animal control officer, peace officer powers

Sexual crimes against, cretion of offense of

Sexual endangerment of a child, crime, creation of

Sports wagering, licensing of

Sports wagering, provisions for

Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions

Strangulation, felony, creating

Strangulation, offense of, creating

Terroristic threatening in the second degree, Class C felony enhancement

Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition of

Violation of fiduciary or ethical duties, Class D felony

Violent offender statute, add hate crimes

Violent offenders, classification of

Voting hours, extension of

Wagering, taxation on


Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:07 PM (EST)