Corrections Impact


Abortion, prior to viability, removal of criminal penalties

Abortion-inducing drugs, trafficking, possession, penalties, establishment

Aggravating circumstances, abuse of a corpse, establishment

Alcoholic beverages bill, licensing and taxation, omnibus bill

Assault in the third degree, offense against healthcare providers

Attorney General, gubernatorial election, preservation of records, enforcement

Automated license plate reader, data usage and retention, 90-day limit, exceptions, restrictions

Automated license plate reader, prohibition, penalty, fine

Background checks, private firearms sales and transfers

Balloon releases, beverage straws and plastic carryout bags, prohibition

Beyond the control of school, failed diversion, petition

Boating accidents, Keegan's Law

Campaign consultant, failure to register, Class D felony

Cannabis, constitutional amendment, ballot language

Cannabis, personal use quantity, decriminalization

Children, public offense, mental health, treatment plan, procedure, establishment

Concealed carry, age requirement

Consecutive sentencing, requirements

Criminal abuse and neglect, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances

Criminal abuse in the first, second, or third degree, increase victim age, penalty enhancement

Criminal atmospheric pollution, Class D felony, $500,000 civil penalty

Criminal atmospheric pollution, prohibition, enforcement

Criminal trespass in the second degree, elements

Cultured animal tissue, meat, meat product, prohibition

Damage to real estate involving insurance, criminal mischief in the first degree

Deadly weapons, power to regulate concealed carry in buildings, repeal

Death penalty, life imprisonment without parole, replacement

Deep fake, dissemination, unlawful, exceptions

Department of Corrections, KCTCS Prison Education Program, establishment

Driving under the influence, list of controlled substances, expansion

Driving under the influence under the age of 21, penalties, enhancement

ederal immigration law, enforcement

Eligibility to vote, mentally incompetent, proposed constitutional amendment

Failure to report a serious crime, Class A misdemeanor, establishment

Felony Assault in the third degree, transfer to Circuit Court, age 14 or older

Firearms, comprehensive regulation

Fraudulent insurance act, referral requirement

Geoengineering, agricultural products and inputs, lawful aerial application, exclusion

Grooming a minor, creation of offense

Guardians ad litem and counsel, appointment

Hate crime, characteristics of victim

Hate crime, enhanced term of imprisonment

Hate crime, political creed

Homicide, caused by driving under the influence, alcohol purchase, prohibition

Identification card, issuance to offender upon release from county jail or local facility

Impeding a first responder, creation of offense

Insurance fraud, concurrent jurisdiction

Interference with a religious service, Class A misdemeanor, establishment

Involuntary commitment proceeding, qualifying offense, sexual abuse

Jail transfers, permission of Department of Corrections

Juvenile offenders, mental health, alleged criminal acts, parameters, establishment

Kentucky State Police, animal abuse offender registry, establishment

Kentucky Women's Bill of Rights

Knowingly disclosing grand jury information, statute of limitation, 5 years

Knowingly recording or disclosing grand jury information, crime, establishment

Local board of education member, recall election, establishment

Long-term care facility, electronic monitoring device, consent

Mandatory reentry supervision, qualifications

Medroxyprogesterone ocetate treatment. sex crime against victim under 12 years old

Misdemeanor, roofing contractors, violations

Money bail, restriction to certain high-risk defendants

Motor vehicle racing, vehicle forfeiture, proceeds, Crime Victims Compensation Board

Obstructing a highway or an emergency responder, recovery for damages

Parentage fraud, Class B misdemeanor, elements

Person without citizenship or visa, pretrial release prohibition, 48 hours

Pilot program alternative to ordinary prosecution, behavioral health disorder, extension

Possession of a machine gun conversion device, Class C felony

Possession of assault weapons, possession of machine gun, creation of offence, criminal offence

Possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, computer-generated image

Primary caretaker of a dependent child, eligibility, conditions of sentence

Promoting human trafficking, penalty enhancement

Provisional license to carry concealed weapons, persons aged 18 to 20

Public question, advocacy violations, criminal penalty

Risk protection order, violation, Class A misdemeanor

Sex crimes against victim under 12 years old, capital offense

Sex discrimination, prohibition

Sex offenders, participation in Halloween-related activity involving minors, prohibition

Sex offenders, residing within 3,000 feet of specific locations, prohibitions

Sexual abuse in the first degree, school employee, sexual contact with a student, prohibition

Stalking,establish, penalties, enhancement

Tampering with a prisoner monitoring device, video recording device, inclusion

Theft by deception, listing real property for sale or rent without title or authority, presumption

Trophy catfish, live transportation, prohibition, penalties

Trophy catfish, wounded or killed, replacement cost, $500

Unauthorized use of professional license or certification, Class B misdemeanor

Unlawful employment by unauthorized alien, prohibition

Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition, affirmative defense, Baby Dre Gub Safety Act

Unlawful use of a tracking device, expanded restrictions, parental exemption

Violations of conditions during any period of supervision, procedure for hearing

Wrongful conviction compensation, record expungement


Last updated: 2/17/2026 6:57 PM (EST)