| Last Action | 03/26/26: posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026 |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to stalking. |
| Bill Documents |
Current
Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Corrections Impact
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 162 |
| Sponsors | S. Rudy, S. Dietz, C. Aull, K. Banta, S. Bratcher, R. Bridges, B. Chester-Burton, M. Dossett, C. Freeland, D. Grossberg, W. Thomas, R. White, W. Williams |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 508.130 to define "course of conduct" and "social media platform"; establish elements of the crime of stalking and penalize as a Class D felony unless certain aggravating circumstances are met, in which case it is a Class C felony; provide that the Act shall not affect the validity of restraining orders, interpersonal protective orders, or domestic violence orders in place prior to the effective date of the Act; repeal KRS 508.140 and 508.150, relating to stalking in the first and second degrees; amend KRS 14.300, 23A.208, 24A.178, 431.005, 411.220, 456.010, 500.092, 500.120, 506.160, 508.155, and 532.080 to conform. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Corrections Impact - Stalking,establish, penalties, enhancement Crime Victims - Stalking,establish, penalties, enhancement Crimes And Punishments - Stalking,establish, penalties, enhancement Criminal Procedure - Stalking,establish, penalties, enhancement Domestic Relations - Stalking,establish, penalties, enhancement Public Safety - Stalking,establish, penalties, enhancement |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements Senate Committee Amendment 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
| 01/27/26 |
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| 02/03/26 |
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| 02/18/26 |
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| 02/25/26 |
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| 02/26/26 |
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| 03/16/26 |
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| 03/25/26 |
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| 03/26/26 |
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement | Corrections Impact to Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions, except to amend the definition of "course of conduct"; specify that civil restraining orders included in the definition of "protective order" must be on the basis of domestic violence and abuse or dating violence and abuse; modify the mens rea for engaging in a course of conduct to "intentionally"; amend KRS 511.010 to define terms; amend KRS 511.070 to expand the elements of criminal trespass in the second degree to include knowingly entering or remaining in a workplace while engaging in threatening behavior where notice against trespass is given; establish that a second or subsequent criminal trespass in the second degree offense within 3 years is a Class A misdemeanor; amend KRS 511.080 to establish that a second or subsequent criminal trespass in the third degree offense within 3 years is a Class B misdemeanor. |
| Index Headings |
Criminal Procedure - Criminal trespass in the third degree, second or subsequent offense, Class B misdemeanor Criminal Procedure - Stalking, elements Domestic Relations - Stalking, elements Corrections Impact - Criminal trespass in the second degree, stalking, elements Crimes And Punishments - Criminal trespass in the third degree, second or subsequent offense, Class B misdemeanor Crimes And Punishments - Stalking, elements Criminal Procedure - Criminal trespass in the second degree, elements Criminal Procedure - Criminal trespass in the second degree, second or subsequent offense, Class A misdemeanor Crimes And Punishments - Criminal trespass in the second degree, elements Crimes And Punishments - Criminal trespass in the second degree, second or subsequent offense, Class A misdemeanor |
| Amendment | Senate Committee Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | B. Storm |
| Summary | Make title amendment. |
| Index Headings | Title Amendments - HB 521/GA |
Last updated: 3/30/2026 4:42 PM (EDT)