26RS HB 327

Actions

Last Action	01/12/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to pretrial release.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	830
Sponsors	G. Brown Jr., N. Kulkarni, B. Chester-Burton
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 431.066 to limit the use of money bail to certain high-risk defendants and create a preventive detention process for defendants of select risk levels and charge types; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to establish a preventive detention hearing process and define the limited circumstances in which money bail may be imposed; amend various other sections to conform; repeal KRS 431.021, relating to guaranteed arrest bond certificates.
Index Headings of Original Version	Bail And Pretrial Release - Money bail. restriction to certain high-risk defendants Courts - Money bail, restriction to certain high-risk defendants Courts, Circuit - Money bail, restriction to certain high-risk defendants Courts, District - Money bail, restriction to certain high-risk defendants Crimes And Punishments - Money bail, restriction to certain high-risk defendants Criminal Procedure - Money bail, restriction to certain high-risk defendants Corrections Impact - Money bail, restriction to certain high-risk defendants Local Mandate - Money bail, restriction to certain high-risk defendants