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Abortion, pregnancy result of rape or incest, decriminalization

Abortion, incompatible with life outside the womb, decriminalization

Abortion, lethal fetal anomaly, decriminalization

Assault in the third degree, offense against drivers of public transportation

Assault in the third degree, peace officer, contact with bodily fluid, Class D felony

Assault in the third degree, peace officer, serious communicable disease, Class C felony

Assault in the third degree, second or subsequent offense, Class C felony

Cannabis, constitutional amendment, limited possession and sale, decriminalization

Cannabis, personal use quantity, decriminalization

Cannabis trafficking, personal use quantity, exemption

Casino gaming, fantasy contests, regulation, Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation

Constitutional amendment, slavery and involuntary servitude, prohibition

Criminal atmospheric pollution, Class D felony, $500,000 civil penalty

Criminal mischief, damage caused by squatters

Cruelty to animals in the first degree, additional elements, forfeiture of animals

Deep fake, dissemination, unlawful, exceptions

Drug paraphernalia, cannabis accessory, possession

Federal firearm ban, enforcement prohibition

Firearms, comprehensive regulation

Fraudulent sale or lease of real property, creation of offense

Hate crime, enhanced term of imprisonment

Marijuana convictions, expungement

Marijuana intoxication, per se limit, creation

Marijuana, possession, cultivation, or trafficking, penalties for certain amounts

Money bail, restriction to certain high-risk defendants

Occupational license, public employment, prior conviction, application, criteria

Pardons and commutations, Governor's ability, limitation

Penalty enhancement, orders of protection, repeated violations, establishment

Possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, computer-generated image

Possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, parole eligibility

Postincarceration supervision, attempted sex crimes

Postincarceration supervision, child pornography offenses

Property or casualty insurance claim, fraudulent insurance acts

Rape in the third degree, offense against an incarcerated person

Rape in the third degree, offense by defense attorney against client

Rape in the third degree, offense by prosecutor against defendant

Right of privacy, donations to tax-exempt organizations, Class A misdemeanor

School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty

Sex crime, participation in medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment

Sex offenders, participation in Halloween-related activity, prohibition

Sex offenders, residing within 3,000 feet of specific locations, prohibitions

Sexual abuse in the second degree, offense against an incarcerated person

Sexual abuse in the second degree, offense by defense attorney against client

Sexual abuse in the second degree, offense by prosecutor against defendant

Sexual extortion, Class C felony, elements

Sexual extortion, Class D felony, elements

Sodomy in the third degree, offense against an incarcerated person

Sodomy in the third degree, offense by defense attorney against client

Sodomy in the third degree, offense by prosecutor against defendant

Target shooting, requirements, Class A misdemeanor for violation

Telephone and broadband facilities, key infrastructure asset, inclusion

Traveling into the Commonwealth to commit a sexual offense, creation of offense

Unlawful release of balloons, creation of offense

Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition, affirmative defense

Unlawful use of a tracking device, expanded restrictions, parental exemption

Using hate symbols to intimidate, creation of offense

Violent offender, conviction of kidnapping

World Health Organization directives, implementation by CHFS, prohibition, Class D felony


Last updated: 1/9/2025 6:56 PM (EST)