21RS HB 469

House Bill 469

Actions

Last Action	02/10/21: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to law enforcement.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	90
Sponsor	A. Scott
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 15.520 to define "deadly incident"; amend KRS 15.440 to require law enforcement agencies to adopt a written policy for mandatory drug testing of officers after the discharge of a firearm or deadly incident; amend KRS 15.330 to require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to create and maintain a database containing information relating to peace officer certification, termination, and compliance with training requirements; create various new sections of KRS Chapter 15 to require a peace officer to report information gained during a contact with another person to their agency; to require information gathered by a law enforcement agency from peace officer contacts to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet by January 1, 2023, and each January 1 after; to require a peace officer to intervene to prevent another peace officer from using excessive physical force; to establish a Class A misdemeanor for a failure to intervene; to require a Commonwealth or county attorney to release certain information to the public regarding an investigation into an incident involving the discharge of a firearm by a peace officer that resulted in injury or death; amend KRS 15.340, 15.460, 15.520, and 15.512 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version	Local Mandate - Police interactions, information to be collected, reporting Crimes and Punishments - Duty to intervene, Class A misdemeanor Criminal Procedure - Duty to intervene, Class A misdemeanor Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Police interactions, information to be collected, reporting Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Policies and procedures, mandatory drug testing, deadly incident Police, City and County - Police interactions, information to be collected, reporting Police, City and County - Policies and procedures, mandatory drug testing, deadly incident Police, State - Police interactions, information to be collected, reporting Police, State - Policies and procedures, mandatory drug testing, deadly incident Corrections Impact - Duty to intervene, Class A misdemeanor