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Senate Bill 9

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Last Action	03/27/23: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 110)
Title	AN ACT relating to hazing.
Bill Documents	Acts Chapter 110 Current/Final Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact Local Mandate Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist
Bill Request Number	161
Sponsors	R. Mills, M. Deneen, L. Tichenor
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 508 to define "hazing," "student," and "organization"; establish a Class D felony of hazing in the first degree; establish a Class A misdemeanor of hazing in the second degree; amend KRS 164.7874 to remove eligibility for a KEES scholarship if convicted of hazing; provide that the Act may be referred to as Lofton's Law.
Index Headings of Original Version	Local Mandate - Hazing, criminal offense, elements Corrections Impact - Hazing, criminal offense, elements Crimes and Punishments - Hazing in the first degree, Class D felony, elements Crimes and Punishments - Hazing in the second degree, Class A misdemeanor, elements Education, Elementary and Secondary - Hazing, criminal offense, elements Education, Elementary and Secondary - KEES scholarship, eligibility, hazing Education, Higher - Hazing, criminal offense, elements Education, Higher - KEES scholarship, eligibility, hazing Universities and Colleges - Hazing, criminal offense, elements Children and Minors - Hazing, criminal offense, elements Short Titles and Popular Names - Lofton's Law
Jump to Proposed Amendments	Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements
Votes	Vote History

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01/03/23	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
01/05/23	to Judiciary (S)
02/16/23	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/17/23	2nd reading, to Rules
02/22/23	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 23, 2023
02/23/23	3rd reading, passed 27-7 with Committee Substitute (1)
02/24/23	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/07/23	to Judiciary (H)
03/13/23	taken from Judiciary (H) 1st reading returned to Judiciary (H)
03/14/23	taken from Judiciary (H) 2nd reading returned to Judiciary (H)
03/15/23	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day 3rd reading, passed 96-3 with Committee Substitute (1) received in Senate to Rules (S) posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
03/16/23	Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) passed 30 -4 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
03/27/23	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 110)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact to Senate Committee Substitute 1 Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; establish that any sentence imposed for hazing shall run concurrently with any sentence imposed under KRS 508.060 or 508.070 arising from the same act or occurrence; make technical corrections.
Index Headings	Crimes and Punishments - Hazing in the first degree, Class D felony, elements Crimes and Punishments - Hazing in the second degree, Class A misdemeanor, elements Crimes and Punishments - Sentencing, concurrent, wanton endangerment Education, Elementary and Secondary - Hazing, criminal offense, elements Education, Elementary and Secondary - KEES scholarship, eligibility, hazing Education, Higher - Hazing, criminal offense, elements Education, Higher - KEES scholarship, eligibility, hazing Local Mandate - Hazing, criminal offense, elements Short Titles and Popular Names - Lofton's Law Universities and Colleges - Hazing, criminal offense, elements Children and Minors - Hazing, criminal offense, elements Corrections Impact - Hazing, criminal offense, elements Technical Corrections - SB 9

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact to House Committee Substitute 1 Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; remove mental harm from the definition of "hazing"; remove consent as a defense; remove amendment to KRS 164.7874; add a defense for hazing in the first degree for specified athletic events and trainings.
Index Headings	Crimes and Punishments - Hazing in the first degree, Class D felony, elements Crimes and Punishments - Hazing in the second degree, Class A misdemeanor, elements Crimes and Punishments - Hazing, criminal offense, specific defenses Crimes and Punishments - Sentencing, concurrent, wanton endangerment Education, Elementary and Secondary - Hazing, criminal offense, elements Education, Higher - Hazing, criminal offense, elements Short Titles and Popular Names - Lofton's Law Universities and Colleges - Hazing, criminal offense, elements Children and Minors - Hazing, criminal offense, elements Corrections Impact - Hazing, criminal offense, elements Local Mandate - Hazing, criminal offense, elements

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