26RS HB 714

House Bill 714

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Last Action	02/24/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to unborn children.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Corrections Impact
Bill Request Number	2277
Sponsors	J. Calloway, R. White
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 life-saving 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 life-saving medical procedures; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to give the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction with Commonwealth's and county attorneys when the victim is an unborn child; repeal KRS 507A.010, 507A.020, 507A.030, 507A.040, 507A.050, and 507A.060, relating to fetal homicide; amend KRS 439.265 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Prenatal Equal Protection Act.
Index Headings of Original Version	Attorney General - Criminal homicide, assault, unborn victim, concurrent jurisdiction Corrections Impact - Prenatal Equal Protection Act Crimes And Punishments - Assault, unborn child Crimes And Punishments - Homicide, unborn child Health And Medical Services - Life-saving 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 - Life-saving medical procedure, exclusion from prosecution Reproductive Issues - Spontaneous miscarriage, exclusion from prosecution Short Titles And Popular Names - Prenatal Equal Protection Act