26RS HB 588

House Bill 588

Actions

Last Action	02/06/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Corrections Impact
Bill Request Number	97
Sponsor	J. Tipton
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole for inmates presently sentenced to death; amend KRS 532.030, relating to authorized dispositions for felony offenses, to remove the death penalty; amend KRS 533.010, relating to probation, to prohibit probation for a person sentenced to life without parole or life without parole for 25 years; amend KRS 640.010 to define terms; amend KRS 640.040, relating to penalties for juveniles convicted of felony offenses, to prohibit life imprisonment without benefit of parole for a capital offense; amend KRS 422.285, 532.050, and 532.100 to conform; repeal KRS 431.213, 431.2135, 431.218, 431.220, 431.223, 431.224, 431.240, 431.250, 431.260, 431.270, 507A.060, 532.025, 532.075, 532.130, 532.135, 532.140, 532.300, 532.305, and 532.309.
Index Headings of Original Version	Children And Minors - Juvenile convictions, life imprisonment without parole for capital offense, prohibition Courts - Death penalty, life imprisonment without parole, replacement Crimes And Punishments - Death penalty, life imprisonment without parole, replacement Criminal Procedure - Death penalty, life imprisonment without parole, replacement Deaths - Death penalty, life imprisonment without parole, replacement Corrections Impact - Death penalty, life imprisonment without parole, replacement