23RS HB 477

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Last Action	02/21/23: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to hate crimes.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1626
Sponsors	D. Grossberg, G. Brown Jr., B. Chester-Burton
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to provide an enhanced term of imprisonment for any defendant convicted of certain crimes when the defendant intentionally selected the person because of that person's actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, mental or physical disability, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation; amend KRS 15.334 and 17.1523 to conform; create new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create the offense of using hate symbols to intimidate; repeal KRS 49.320 and 532.031.
Index Headings of Original Version	Crime Victims - Hate crime, enhanced term of imprisonment Crimes and Punishments - Hate crime, enhanced term of imprisonment Crimes and Punishments - Using of hate symbols to intimidate, create offense Criminal Procedure - Hate crime, enhanced term of imprisonment Local Mandate - Hate crime, enhanced term of imprisionment, local jailers Probation and Parole - Hate crime, enhanced term of imprisonment Civil Rights - Hate crime, enhanced term of imprisonment Corrections Impact - Hate crime, enhanced term of imprisonment