26RS HB 671

House Bill 671

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Last Action	02/18/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to the protection of elected officials.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1091
Sponsors	S. Bratcher, W. Williams
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to define "statewide-elected official"; require the Department of Kentucky State Police to investigate a credible threat to kill or seriously injure a statewide-elected official; require the department to make an assessment of the threat after conducting an investigation; require the department, after making a determination that a threat is a viable threat, to identify ways to mitigate or eliminate the threat.
Index Headings of Original Version	Agriculture - Commissioner of Agriculture, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Agriculture - Commissioner of Agriculture, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation Attorney General - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Attorney General - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation Auditor Of Public Accounts - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Auditor Of Public Accounts - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation Court Of Appeals - Court of Appeals judges, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Court Of Appeals - Court of Appeals judges, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation Court, Supreme - Justices of the Supreme Court, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigate Court, Supreme - Justices of the Supreme Court, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigate General Assembly - House and Senate legislators, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation General Assembly - House and Senate legislators, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation Governor - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Governor - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation Judges And Court Commissioners - Circuit Court judges, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Judges And Court Commissioners - Circuit Court judges, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation Judges And Court Commissioners - District Court judges, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Judges And Court Commissioners - District Court judges, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation Lieutenant Governor - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Lieutenant Governor - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation Police, State - Statewide-elected officials, credible threats to harm or kill, investigation Police, State - Statewide-elected officials, credible threats to harm or kill, mitigation Secretary Of State - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Secretary Of State - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation State Agencies - Kentucky State Police, statewide-elected officials, credible threats to harm or kill, investigation State Agencies - Kentucky State Police, statewide-elected officials, credible threats to harm or kill, mitigation Treasurer - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Treasurer - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation