Kentucky
General Assembly

01/09/19	introduced in Senate
01/11/19	to Judiciary (S)
02/07/19	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/08/19	2nd reading, to Rules
02/13/19	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 13, 2019 3rd reading, passed 31-4 with Committee Substitute (1) received in House
02/14/19	to Judiciary (H)
02/15/19	posted in committee
02/20/19	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/21/19	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
02/22/19	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 25, 2019
03/06/19	floor amendment (3) filed
03/14/19	3rd reading, passed 96-0 with floor amendment (3) received in Senate posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendment (3) Senate concurred in House floor amendment (3) Bill passed 35-1 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
03/26/19	signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 183)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact to Senate Committee Substitute 1 Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create the crime of strangulation; provide that strangulation is a Class D felony; amend KRS 403.720 to include the offense of strangulation as one of the offenses considered domestic violence and abuse; amend KRS 456.010 to include the offense of strangulation as one of the offenses considered dating violence and abuse; amend KRS 456.020 to conform.
Index Headings	Corrections Impact - Strangulation, offense of, creating Local Mandate - Strangulation, offense of, creating Crimes and Punishments - Domestic violence and abuse, offense of strangulation, creating Crimes and Punishments - Strangulation, offense of, creating Criminal Procedure - Strangulation, offense of, creating Domestic Relations - Strangulation, offense of, creating Children and Minors - Child abuse and neglect, strangulation

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Hoover
Summary	Change required mental state for criminal offense of strangulation from "wantonly" to "intentionally.
Index Headings	Crimes and Punishments - Strangulation; change mental state to intentionally Criminal Procedure - Strangulation; change mental state to intentionally

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	J. Hoover
Summary	Remove "torso" from list of body parts to which pressure applied may constitute the criminal offense of strangulation.
Index Headings	Crimes and Punishments - Strangulation; remove torso from list of body parts to which pressure applied may constitute

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	J. Petrie
Summary	Amend new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create two tiers for the crime of strangulation; make conforming amendments.
Index Headings	Crimes and Punishments - Strangulation, offense of, create two degrees Criminal Procedure - Strangulation, offense of, create two degrees Domestic Relations - Strangulation, offense of, create two degrees