Last Action | 03/26/20: to Judiciary (S) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to child abuse and declaring an emergency. |
Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
Fiscal Impact Statements |
Corrections Impact
Local Mandate Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
Bill Request Number | 143 |
Sponsors | L. Bechler, J. Miller |
Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 500.050 to remove the five-year statute of limitations for misdemeanor sex offenses against minors and allow prosecution to be commenced at any time; amend KRS 413.249 to remove the ten-year statute of limitations for civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse and allow a suit to be commenced at any time; amend KRS 620.030, relating to the requirement to report child abuse, to limit the clergy-penitent exemption and make any person who intentionally fails to report guilty of a Class D felony; amend KRS 620.050, relating to the reporting of child abuse, to limit the clergy-penitent exemption; provide for severability; EMERGENCY. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Crime Victims - Child abuse, reporting of Crime Victims - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions Crimes and Punishments - Child abuse, reporting of Crimes and Punishments - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions Effective Dates, Emergency - Child abuse, reporting of Effective Dates, Emergency - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions Children and Minors - Child abuse, reporting of Children and Minors - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions Civil Actions - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse Clergy - Child abuse, reporting of Corrections Impact - Child abuse, reporting of Local Mandate - Child abuse, reporting of |
Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements |
Votes | Vote History |
09/09/19 |
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01/07/20 |
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01/10/20 |
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03/11/20 |
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03/12/20 |
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03/18/20 |
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03/19/20 |
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03/26/20 |
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Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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Fiscal Impact Statements |
Corrections Impact to House Committee Substitute 1
Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1 |
Summary | Delete original provisions; amend KRS 500.050 to extend the criminal statute of limitations for misdemeanor sex offenses against minors from 5 to 10 years; amend KRS 413.249, relating to civil actions arising from childhood sexual assault or abuse, to apply to direct perpetrators as well as third-party individuals or corporate entities who may be criminally liable for the criminal act of those perpetrators; specify that the amendments enacted in 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 114, sec. 2 shall be applied retroactively to actions accruing before that Act's effective date of June 29, 2017; provide for severability; EMERGENCY. |
Index Headings |
Crime Victims - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions Crimes and Punishments - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions Effective Dates, Emergency - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions Children and Minors - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse, criminal and civil actions Civil Actions - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse Corrections Impact - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse Local Mandate - Statute of limitations, childhood sexual abuse |
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