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Abortion, lethal fetal anomaly, decriminalization

Abortion, pregnancy result of rape or incest, decriminalization

Abortion, prior to viability, removal of criminal penalties

Abuse of a corpse, disposition, remuneration, prohibition

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

Affirmative defenses, insanity, amend

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

Animal cruelty, penalties, enhancement

Assault in the third degree, offense against healthcare providers

Assault, unborn child

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, driving under the influence, separate 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

Commercial surrogacy, prohibition, penalty

Concealing the birth of an infant, decriminalization

Constitutional amendment, slavery and involuntary servitude, prohibition

Conviction of assault in the first of second degree, dating relationship, protective order

Conviction of assault in the first or second degree, family member, order of protection

Costs, fines, and fees, annual report, requirement

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, 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

Defense, intoxication, application, technical correction

Defenses, insanity, repeal

Detention facilities, female-only, provision

Disposition of a corpse, sale or purchase, prohibition

DNA, sample collection, requirement

Domestic abuse convictions, firearms surrender, procedures

Domestic violence offender registry, establishment

Domestic violence orders, firearms possession, create crime

Driving under the influence, alcohol purchase, prohibition

Driving under the influence, eligible tests, urine test, removal

Driving under the influence, implied consent, blood test refusal

Driving under the influence, list of controlled substances, expansion

Driving under the influence, preliminary breath test, disclosure prior to administration

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

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

Drug paraphernalia, cannabis accessory, possession

Drug paraphernalia, drug testing products, exception

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

Exploitation, loss of $500 or less, loss of more than $500, penalty enhancement

Exploitation, victim age 65 or older, establishment

Expungement, automatic process for eligible felony and misdemeanor convictions

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

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

Failure to report violence, 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

Fetal homicide, prosecution

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

Guilty but mentally ill, end of sentence, involuntary treatment or supervision

Harassing communications, penalty enhancement

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

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

Homicide, unborn child

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 a controlled substance, cychlorphine

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

Interference with a religious service, Class A misdemeanor, establishment

Interference with Article V convention delegate, creation of offense

Interrogation of children, requirements

Jeffrey Epstein files, prosecution

Jeffrey Epstein, sexual abuse, human trafficking

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

Juvenile services fund, Department of Juvenile Justice

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

Malicious distribution of images without consent, Class B misdemeanor

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

Manslaughter, ingestion of cychlorphine

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

Mediation, criminal matters, provision

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

Misrepresentation of a substance, cychlorphine

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

Nonviolent felony expungement, automatic process

Not guilty by reason of insanity, split verdict, prohibition

Obstructing a highway or other public passage, enhance penalties

Obstructing an emergency responder, enhance penalties

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

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

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

Prescription drug safety, regulation, enforcement

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

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

Probation, caretaker status, conditions

Promoting human trafficking, penalty enhancement

Property, damage, restoration or reparation, technical corrections

Public question advocacy, criminal penalty

Public question, advocacy violations, criminal penalty

Public question, advocacy violations, fines, Class A misdemeanor

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 offender registrants, annual registration fee

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

Spousal notification, abortion, criminal penalty, elimination

Stalking,establish, penalties, enhancement

Status offender, detention, requirements

Statutory cap on aggregate of consecutive sentences, removal

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

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

Unauthorized vote at Article V convention, creation of offense

Unlawful employment by unauthorized alien, criminal offense, elements

Unlawful possession in the first degree, list of substances, removal

Unlawful possession in the second degree, list of substances, expansion

Unlawful possession of a controlled substance on hospital property, Class D felony

Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition, affirmative defense

Unlawful transaction with a minor, applicable, adults, youthful offenders

Unlawful transaction with a minor in the first degree, firearm, commission of offense

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

Using hate symbols to intimidate, creation of offense

Vehicular homicide, speeding in excess of 25 mph, create crime

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

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

Virtual currency kiosk operators, criminal penalties

Voting rights and civil rights for felons, automatic restoration, constitutional amendment

Voting rights for felons, constitutional amendment

Youth, Assault in the third degree, detain, optional

Youthful offender designation, notice


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