26RS HB 422

House Bill 422

Actions

Last Action	01/16/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Corrections Impact
Bill Request Number	1413
Sponsors	D. Fister, T. Roberts, K. Banta, S. Bratcher, E. Callaway, J. Decker, R. Dotson, R. Duvall, K. Fleming, C. Fugate, J. Gooch Jr., D. Gordon, V. Grossl, D. Hale, J. Hodgson, K. King, M. Koch, D. Lewis, M. Lockett, B. McCool, K. Moser, A. Neighbors, J. Nemes, M. Pollock, M. Proctor, R. Raymer, W. Thomas, T. Truett, B. Wesley, R. White, N. Wilson, S. Witten
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 439.3401 to provide that a violent offender who has received a life sentence and has not been sentenced to 35 years without probation or parole or imprisonment for life without the benefit of probation or parole shall not be released on probation or parole until he or she has served at least 30 years; amend KRS 439.3406 to prohibit a person who has been convicted of a Class B felony or a person who is a violent offender who has been unanimously denied discretionary parole from qualifying for mandatory reentry supervisions; provide that the Department of Corrections shall provide an annual report on the results of the mandatory reentry supervision program to the Legislative Research Commission by February 1 of each year; amend KRS 504.150 to require a treating professional for a defendant who has received a sentence of guilty but mentally ill to file a petition for involuntary hospitalization under KRS Chapter 202A or 202B; amend KRS 532.025 to provide that if a defendant has been found guilty of intentional murder, the jury or court does not have to find any aggravating circumstance to sentence a defendant to imprisonment for life without benefit of probation or parole or imprisonment for life without benefit of probation or parole for 35 years; amend KRS 532.030 to enhance the sentence of imprisonment for life without benefit of probation or parole for 25 years to 35 years; amend KRS 532.110 to provide that sentences of a defendant convicted of 2 or more capital offenses, Class A felonies, Class B felonies, or a combination of those offenses or 2 or more violent offenses involving 2 or more victims shall run consecutively; amend various KRS sections to conform; repeal KRS 504.020 and 504.030; provide that the Act may be cited as Logan's Law.
Index Headings of Original Version	Corrections And Correctional Facilities, State - Mandatory reentry supervision, qualifications Corrections And Correctional Facilities, State - Violent offender, life sentence, release, prohibited until 30 years served Crimes And Punishments - Defenses, insanity, repeal Crimes And Punishments - Sentencing, life without possibility of probation or parole for 25 years, enhancement to 35 years Criminal Procedure - Consecutive sentencing, requirements Criminal Procedure - Defenses, insanity, repeal Criminal Procedure - Guilty but mentally ill, treatment at end of sentence, mental health petition Criminal Procedure - Mandatory reentry supervision, qualifications Criminal Procedure - Sentencing, life without possibility of probation or parole for 25 years, enhancement to 35 years Criminal Procedure - Violent offender, life sentence, release, prohibited until 30 years served Mental Health - Guilty but mentally ill, treatment at end of sentence, mental health petition Probation And Parole - Mandatory reentry supervision, qualifications Probation And Parole - Violent offender, life sentence, release, prohibited until 30 years served Public Safety - Consecutive sentencing, requirements Public Safety - Criminal sentencing, life without possibility of probation or parole, enhancement to 35 years Public Safety - Mandatory reentry supervision, qualifications Reports Mandated - Department of Corrections, mandatory reentry supervision program, February 1 Short Titles And Popular Names - Logan's Law Corrections Impact - Consecutive sentencing, requirements