Last Action | 04/24/20: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 97) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to police pursuit policies and making an appropriation therefor. |
Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
Fiscal Impact Statements |
Local Mandate
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
Bill Request Number | 982 |
Sponsors | J. Tipton, D. Graham, A. Koenig, R. Meyer, S. Westrom |
Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to provide definitions, require each law enforcement agency in the state to establish and enforce policies governing of a vehicle pursuit after January 1, 2021; provide the criteria for decision-making to initiate and terminate a pursuit; allow the adoption model policy, subject to certain criteria and require transmission of adopted policy to Justice Cabinet; provide for penalties for failure to transmit; require written certification that each member of the agency has received a copy of the policy and instruction on the policy; make policy confidential and not a public record; require annual review of policy; allow update of policy at any time, require submission of revised policy to Justice Cabinet; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to prohibit elected law enforcement officers from engaging in vehicle pursuit, provide exemptions for certain officers, provide penalty for violation of this section, define "pursuit"; amend KRS 15.440 to require a mandatory eight hours of in-service training in "emergency vehicle operations" annually; amend KRS 61.170 to provide for punishment of elected law enforcement officials engaging in unauthorized pursuit; amend KRS 186.560 to allow suspension of driver's license for fleeing or evading in the second degree; amend 520.100 to enhance penalties for fleeing or evading in the second degree; naming section 1 of the Act "Jill's Law"; Section 3 EFFECTIVE July 1, 2021. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Courts - Fleeing and evading, additional penalties for Effective Dates, Delayed - Emergency vehicle operation training requirements, effective 1 July 2021 Jails and Jailers - Hot pursuit prohibition, exemption for certain jailers Local Government - Police pursuit policy, requirement for Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Police pursuit policy, requirement for Police, City and County - Police pursuit policy, requirement for Police, State - Pursuit policy, requirement for Public Records and Reports - Pursuit policies, exemption for Sheriffs - Hot pursuit prohibition, exemption for certain sheriffs Traffic Safety - Police pursuit policy, requirement for and penalty enhancement Consolidated Local Governments - Police pursuit policy, requirement for Public Safety - Police pursuit policy, requirement for Appropriations - Justice Cabinet, in-service training requirement, emergency vehicle operation Cities - Police pursuit policy, requirement for Constables - Hot pursuit prohibition, exemption for certain constables Coroners - Hot pursuit prohibition, exemption for certain coroners Counties - Police pursuit policy, requirement for Charter County Government - Police pursuit policy, requirement for Driver Licensing - Suspension of, for violations of fleeing and evading Local Mandate - Pursuit policy, requirement for |
Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2 Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
Votes | Vote History |
01/21/20 |
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01/23/20 |
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01/24/20 |
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02/19/20 |
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02/20/20 |
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02/24/20 |
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03/04/20 |
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03/05/20 |
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03/10/20 |
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03/19/20 |
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03/26/20 |
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04/15/20 |
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04/24/20 |
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Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1 |
Summary | Retain original provisions; remove exemption from public records act; require adoption of policies prior to January 1, 2021; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to prohibit law enforcement officers who are not certified, or who have not completed training programs in vehicle pursuit, from engaging in vehicle pursuit; remove section specifying punishment for officers who engage in pursuit in violation of that section; APPROPRIATION. |
Index Headings |
Courts - Fleeing and evading, additional penalties for Local Government - Police pursuit policy requirement for Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Police pursuit policy requirement for Police, City and County - Police pursuit policy requirement for Police, State - Pursuit policy, requirement for Public Records and Reports - Pursuit policies, exemption for Traffic Safety - Police pursuit policy requirement for and penalty enhancement Consolidated Local Governments - Police pursuit policy requirement for Public Safety - Police pursuit policy requirement for Appropriations - Justice Cabinet, in-service training requirement, emergency vehicle operation Cities - Police pursuit policy requirement for Counties - Police pursuit policy requirement for Charter County Government - Police pursuit policy requirement for Driver Licensing - Suspension of, for violations of fleeing and evading |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | J. Tipton |
Summary | Remove requirement for yearly training; establish training requirement every other year; limit revocation of driver's licenses for convictions of fleeing and evading in the second degree to incidents involving the use of a motor vehicle; require that records of biennial training be made available to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. |
Index Headings |
Crimes and Punishments - Driver's license, revoke on conviction of fleeing and evading second involving a motor vehicle Criminal Procedure - Driver's license, revoke on conviction of fleeing and evading second involving a motor vehicle Driver Licensing - Driver's license, revoke on conviction of fleeing and evading second involving a motor vehicle Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Emergency vehicle operation, training in, require every other year |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 2 |
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Sponsor | J. Tipton |
Summary | Reduce training requirement from annual to biennial; establish 2-year period during which initial training must take place; delete Section 5 of the bill; limit license suspension for conviction of fleeing and evading in the second degree to cases involving the use of a motor vehicle; require law enforcement agencies to keep records of law enforcement officers who have met the training requirements and make those records available to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. |
Index Headings |
Crimes and Punishments - Fleeing and evading in the second degree; suspension of drivers license for; limit Criminal Procedure - Fleeing and evading in the second degree; suspension of drivers license for; limit Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Training in emergency vehicle operation; require every other year Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Training in emergency vehicle operation; require recordkeeping |
Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
Summary | Retain original provisions; make technical correction in Section 4. |
Index Headings |
Technical Corrections - HB 298 Local Mandate - Police pursuit policy, requirement for and penalty enhancement Courts - Fleeing and evading, additional penalties for Local Government - Police pursuit policy, requirement for Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Police pursuit policy, requirement for Police, City and County - Police pursuit policy, requirement for Police, State - Pursuit policy, requirement for Public Records and Reports - Pursuit policies, exemption for Traffic Safety - Police pursuit policy, requirement for and penalty enhancement Consolidated Local Governments - Police pursuit policy, requirement for Public Safety - Police pursuit policy, requirement for Cities - Police pursuit policy, requirement for Counties - Police pursuit policy, requirement for Charter County Government - Police pursuit policy, requirement for Driver Licensing - Suspension of, for violations of fleeing and evading |
Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | W. Westerfield |
Summary | Require agencies to file copies of any revised policy within 10 days of its adoption. |
Index Headings |
Local Government - Policies on vehicular pursuit, amended, require filing within 10 days Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Policies on vehicular pursuit, amended, require filing within 10 days |
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