25RS HB 523

House Bill 523

Actions

Last Action	02/13/25: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to unborn children.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Corrections Impact
Bill Request Number	1373
Sponsors	R. White, J. Calloway
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 507, relating to criminal homicide, to allow a prosecution where the victim is an unborn child; provide exceptions for spontaneous miscarriages and lawful medical procedures; amend KRS 507.010 to define terms; create new sections of KRS Chapter 508, relating to assault, to define terms; allow a prosecution where the victim is an unborn child; provide exceptions for spontaneous miscarriages and lawful medical procedures; amend KRS 501.090 to allow the defense of duress in a prosecution of intentional homicide where the victim is an unborn child and the defendant is the child's mother; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to give the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction with Commonwealth's and county attorneys; repeal KRS 507A.010, 507A.020, 507A.030, 507A.040, 507A.050, and 507A.060, relating to fetal homicide; amend KRS 311.732, 402.205, and 439.265 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Prenatal Equal Protection Act.
Index Headings of Original Version	Corrections Impact - Assault, homicide, unborn child Crimes and Punishments - Assault, unborn child Crimes and Punishments - Homicide, unborn child Health and Medical Services - Lawful medical procedure, unborn child, exclusion from prosecution Health and Medical Services - Spontaneous miscarriage, exclusion from prosecution Reproductive Issues - Assault, unborn child Reproductive Issues - Homicide, unborn child Reproductive Issues - Lawful medical procedure, exclusion from prosecution Reproductive Issues - Spontaneous miscarriage, exclusion from prosecution Short Titles and Popular Names - Prenatal Equal Protection Act