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Abortion, prior to viability, removal of criminal penalties

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

Affirmative defenses, insanity, amend

Aggravating circumstances, abuse of a corpse, establishment

Alcoholic beverages bill, licensing and taxation, omnibus bill

Alleged criminal acts, mental health, treatment, parameters, establishment

Arrest-related deaths, investigation and annual report

Article V of Convention to amend U.S. Constitution

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

Boating accidents, Keegan's Law

Boating under the influence, driving under the influence, separate

Campaign consultant, failure to register, Class D felony

Cannabis, constitutional amendment, ballot language

Cannabis, personal use quantity, decriminalization

Children, public offense, treatment plan, judicial review, provision

Commercial surrogacy, prohibition, penalty

Concealed carry, age requirement

Concealing the birth of an infant, decriminalization

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, executions, Department of Corrections, protocols and procedures, authorization

Death penalty, life imprisonment without parole, replacement

Death penalty, replacement with life imprisonment without parole

Deep fake, dissemination, unlawful, exceptions

Department of Corrections, KCTCS Prison Education Program, establishment

Disposition of a corpse, sale or purchase, criminal penalty, establishment

Driving under the influence, eligible tests

Driving under the influence, list of controlled substances, expansion

Driving under the influence, third or subsequent offense, penalty enhancement, Class D felony

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

ederal immigration law, enforcement

Eligibility to vote, mentally incompetent, proposed constitutional amendment

Exploitation, victim age 65 or older, establishment

External Detainee Fatality Review Panel, establishment

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

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

Fetal homicide, prosecution

Firearms, comprehensive regulation

Fraudulent insurance act, prosecutors, referral requirement

Fraudulent insurance act, referral requirement

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

Grooming a minor, creation of offense

Harassing communications, second or subsequent offense, anonymous communication, penalty enhancement

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

Hospitals, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, Class D felony

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 services fund, Department of Juvenile Justice

KCTCS Prison Education Program, Department of Corrections, operational discretion, protection

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

Law enforcement agencies, secondary metals recyclers, "do not buy" list

Local board of education member, recall election, establishment

Long-term care facility, electronic monitoring device, consent

Malicious distribution of images without consent, Class B misdemeanor

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

Operation of a motor vehicle in left-hand lane, restrictions

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

Prenatal Equal Protection Act

Prescription drug, regulation, enforcement

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

Public safety officers, lump-sum line of duty death benefits

Public Service Commission, administrative regulations

Risk protection order, violation, Class A misdemeanor

Sex crimes against victim under 12 years old, capital offense

Sex discrimination, prohibition

Sex offender registry, period of registration

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

Spousal notification, abortion, criminal penalty, elimination

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

Trafficking of a controlled substance, cychlorphine

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

Vehicular homicide, violation of KRS 189.580(1)(a), create crime

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

Wrongful conviction compensation, record expungement

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Last updated: 3/9/2026 7:15 PM (EDT)