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House Bill 249

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Last Action	03/24/23: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 96)
Title	AN ACT relating to aggravating circumstances.
Bill Documents	Acts Chapter 96 Current/Final Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Corrections Impact
Bill Request Number	1145
Sponsors	N. Wilson, M. Dossett, D. Elliott, D. Frazier Gordon, J. Gooch Jr., K. Upchurch, B. Wesley
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 532.025 to include the intentional killing of a child under 12 as an aggravating circumstance in cases of offenses for which the death penalty may be authorized; provide that subsection (2)(a)9. of Section 1 of this Act may be cited as Kimber's law.
Index Headings of Original Version	Crimes and Punishments - Aggravating circumstances in possible death penalty cases, killing of child under 12 Short Titles and Popular Names - Kimber's Law Corrections Impact - Aggravating circumstances in possible death penalty cases, killing of children under 12 Crime Victims - Aggravating circumstances in possible death penalty cases, killing of children under 12
Jump to Proposed Amendments	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

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02/10/23	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/23/23	to Judiciary (H)
03/08/23	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/09/23	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 10, 2023
03/10/23	3rd reading, passed 85-6
03/13/23	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/14/23	taken from Committee on Committees (S) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (S) to Judiciary (S)
03/15/23	taken from Judiciary (S) 2nd reading returned to Judiciary (S) floor amendment (1) filed
03/16/23	reported favorably, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 16, 2023 3rd reading Floor Amendment (1) withdrawn passed 32-4 received in House enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
03/24/23	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 96)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Yates
Summary	Retain original provisions; exclude the death penalty as an optional sentence for the intentional killing of a child under 12.
Index Headings	Crimes and Punishments - Intentional killing of a child under 12, death penalty, exclusion

Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:03 PM (EST)