House Bill 188

Actions | Amendments
Last Action 02/06/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title AN ACT relating to public safety.
Bill Documents Current
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements Corrections Impact
Local Mandate
Bill Request Number 1213
Sponsors K. Jackson, R. Duvall, D. Elliott, D. Hale, J. Hodgson, S. Lewis, S. McPherson, M. Meredith, K. Moser, S. Riley, W. Williams
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 508.025 to expand assault in the third degree to include causing or attempting to cause physical injury to a healthcare provider in a jail, penitentiary, or local or state correctional or detention facility; amend KRS 65.1591 to add jailers, deputy jailers, and correctional officers employed by a local detention center, local correctional facility, or regional jail to the list of public safety employees eligible to participate in a peer support counseling program.
Index Headings of Original Version Corrections Impact - Assault in the third degree, offense against healthcare providers
Local Mandate - Peer support counseling programs, correctional officers, eligibility
Corrections And Correctional Facilities, State - Peer support counseling programs, correctional officers, eligibility
Counties - Peer support counseling programs, jailers and correctional officers, eligibility
Crime Victims - Assault in the third degree, healthcare providers
Crimes And Punishments - Assault in the third degree, offense against healthcare providers
Health And Medical Services - Assault in the third degree, offense against healthcare providers
Jails And Jailers - Peer support counseling programs, eligibility
Local Government - Peer support counseling program, jailers and correctional officers, eligibility
Mental Health - Peer support counseling program, jailers and correctional officers, eligibility
Occupational Safety And Health - Assault in the third degree, offense against healthcare providers
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Floor Amendment 1
Votes Vote History

Actions

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01/07/26
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
01/14/26
  • to Judiciary (H)
01/28/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
01/29/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
02/03/26
  • floor amendment (1) filed
02/04/26
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 05 2026
02/05/26
  • 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
02/06/26
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor K. Jackson
Summary Amend Section 1 to include assaults committed against healthcare providers in facilities which provide for the care, treatment, or detention of juveniles charged with or adjudicated delinquent because of a public offense or as youthful offenders.
Index Headings Corrections And Correctional Facilities, State - Assault in the third degree, offense against healthcare providers
Crime Victims - Assault in the third degree, healthcare providers
Crimes And Punishments - Assault in the third degree, offense against healthcare providers
Health And Medical Services - Assault in the third degree, offense against healthcare providers
Occupational Safety And Health - Assault in the third degree, offense against healthcare providers

Last updated: 2/18/2026 5:41 PM (EST)