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Abortion, prior to viability, removal of criminal penalties

Adoptive child placement, restrictions

Adult performance in view of a minor, prohibition

Advisory Redistricting Commission, prohibition on influence or accepting of influence, penalty

Affirmative defense to murder or manslaughter charge, patient-directed end-of-life care

Aggravating circumstances, abuse of a corpse, establishment

Alternative to ordinary prosecution, behavioral health disorder, pilot program, extension

Animal abuse offender registry, establishment

Animal abuse offender registry, violation, Class A misdemeanor

Assault in the third degree, offense against healthcare providers

Assisted suicide, penalty, increase

Automated license plate reader, prohibition, penalty, fine

Balloon releases, beverage straws and plastic carryout bags, prohibition

Boating under the influence, driving under the influence, matching penalties

Boating under the influence, safe-boating course

Bringing pet onto a public school running track, fine, establishment

Campaign consultant, failure to register, Class D felony

Cannabis, personal use quantity, decriminalization

Cannabis trafficking, personal use quantity, exemption

Child abuse homicide, capital offense, establishment

Civil immunity, undesignated glucagon, good -faith administration, schools

Constitutional amendment, slavery and involuntary servitude, prohibition

County jails, contracts with federal immigration agencies, requirement

Criminal abuse and neglect, pediatric ingestion of controlled substances

Criminal abuse in the first degree, mental state

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 liability, gender-neutral language, insertion

Criminal trespass in the second degree, elements

Criminal trespass in the second degree, second or subsequent offense, Class A misdemeanor

Criminal trespass in the third degree, second or subsequent offense, Class B misdemeanor

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

Damage to real estate involving insurance, fraudulent insurance act

Damaging a public school running track, Class A misdemeanor

Damaging a public school running track, subsequent offense, Class D felony

Death penalty, life imprisonment without parole, replacement

Deep fake, dissemination, unlawful, exceptions

Defenses, insanity, repeal

DNA, sample collection, requirement

Domestic abuse convictions, firearms surrender, procedures

Domestic violence orders, firearms possession, create crime

Driving under the influence, alcohol purchase, prohibition

Driving under the influence, implied consent, blood test refusal

Driving under the influence, list of controlled substances, expansion

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

Drug paraphernalia, cannabis accessory, possession

End-of-life medication requests, prohibited actions, Class B felony

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

Failure to report violence, first, second, or third or subsequent offense, penalties

Federal firearms laws, repealed or unconstitutional, enforcement prohibition

Federal immigration law compliance, requirement

Federal immigration law, enforcement

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

Fictive kin caregiver, child placement, restrictions

Firearms, comprehensive regulation

Foster child placement, restrictions

Grooming a minor, creation of offense

Grooming a minor, elements

Grooming a minor, exceptions

Grooming a minor, preparing a minor for sexual conduct, removal

Hardship license, display of "No Alcohol Sale"

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

Human trafficking, criminal charges, expungement

Human trafficking, promotion, patronization, removal

Human trafficking, victims, vacation of conviction

Hunting and fishing violations, fine increase

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

Ignition interlock license, display of "No Alcohol Sale"

Impeding a first responder, creation of offense

Importing, abortion-inducing drug, Class D felony, establishment

Interference with a religious service, Class A misdemeanor, establishment

Jeffrey Epstein files, prosecution

Jeffrey Epstein, sexual abuse, human trafficking

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

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

Knowingly recording grand jury information, statute of limitation, 10 years

Knowingly recording or disclosing grand jury information, Commonwealth's attorney staff, exception

Knowingly recording or disclosing grand jury information, crime, establishment

Knowingly recording or disclosing grand jury information, misdemeanor, statute of limitation

Knowingly recording or disclosing grand jury information, peace officer, exception

Long-term care facility, electronic monitoring device, violation

Mandatory reentry supervision, qualifications

Manslaughter in the first degree, age of child victim, increase to under 18

Manslaughter in the second degree, victim under 18, penalty enhancement

Massage therapist violations per instance, Class B to Class A misdemeanor, increasing

Medical imaging and radiation therapy, practice without a license, Class A misdemeanor

Medically assisted aid in dying, Class B felony, establishment

Misdemeanor, roofing contractors, violations

Money bail, restriction to certain high-risk defendants

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

Non-felony cases, sentencing hearings, evidence procedures

Obstructing a highway or other public passage, enhance penalties

Obstructing an emergency responder, enhance penalties

Occupational license, public employment, prior conviction, application, criteria

Pardons and commutations, Governor's ability, limitation

Parentage fraud, Class B misdemeanor, elements

Possession of a controlled substance, first degree, abortion-inducing drug, addition

Possession of a controlled substance, first degree, pregnant woman, exemption

Possession of a machine gun conversion device, Class C felony

Possession of assault weapons, creation of offense

Possession of machine guns, creation of offense

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

Possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, parole eligibility

Pregnancy resource centers, unlicensed operation or advertisement, Class A misdemeanor

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

Primary caretaker of a dependent child, finding, effect on another proceeding

Promoting human trafficking, penalty enhancement

Public question advocacy, criminal penalty

Public question, advocacy violations, criminal penalty

Rape in the first degree, victim under 12 years old, capital offense

Rape in the third degree, school employee, intercourse with a student, prohibition

Records of moving traffic convictions, destruction after 10 years by Transportation Cabinet

Relative caregiver, child placement, restrictions

Restoration of voting rights and civil rights, automatic, constitutional amendment

Risk protection order, violation, Class A misdemeanor

School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty

Sentencing, life without possibility of probation or parole for 25 years, enhancement to 35 years

Sex crime, participation in medroxyprogesterone acetate treatment

Sex offenders, participation in Halloween-related activity, 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

Sexual abuse in the first degree, victim under 12 years old, capital offense

Sodomy in the first degree, victim under 12 years old, capital offense

Sodomy in the third degree, school employee, intercourse 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

Theft by deception, listing vacant land for sale or rent without title or authority, presumption

Trafficking in controlled substance, second degree, abortion-inducing drug, inclusion

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, criminal offense, elements

Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition, affirmative defense

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

Using hate symbols to intimidate, creation of offense

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

Voting rights for felons, constitutional amendment

Youth, Assault in the third degree, detain, optional


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