26RS HB 671

House Bill 671

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Last Action	02/25/26: to State Government (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to the protection of elected officials.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1091
Sponsors	S. Bratcher, W. Williams
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to define "statewide-elected official"; require the Department of Kentucky State Police to investigate a credible threat to kill or seriously injure a statewide-elected official; require the department to make an assessment of the threat after conducting an investigation; require the department, after making a determination that a threat is a viable threat, to identify ways to mitigate or eliminate the threat.
Index Headings of Original Version	Agriculture - Commissioner of Agriculture, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Agriculture - Commissioner of Agriculture, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation Attorney General - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Attorney General - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation Auditor Of Public Accounts - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Auditor Of Public Accounts - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation Court Of Appeals - Court of Appeals judges, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Court Of Appeals - Court of Appeals judges, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation Court, Supreme - Justices of the Supreme Court, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigate Court, Supreme - Justices of the Supreme Court, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigate General Assembly - House and Senate legislators, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation General Assembly - House and Senate legislators, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation Governor - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Governor - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation Judges And Court Commissioners - Circuit Court judges, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Judges And Court Commissioners - Circuit Court judges, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation Judges And Court Commissioners - District Court judges, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Judges And Court Commissioners - District Court judges, credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation Lieutenant Governor - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Lieutenant Governor - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation Police, State - Statewide-elected officials, credible threats to harm or kill, investigation Police, State - Statewide-elected officials, credible threats to harm or kill, mitigation Secretary Of State - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Secretary Of State - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation State Agencies - Kentucky State Police, statewide-elected officials, credible threats to harm or kill, investigation State Agencies - Kentucky State Police, statewide-elected officials, credible threats to harm or kill, mitigation Treasurer - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, investigation Treasurer - Credible threats to harm or kill, Kentucky State Police, mitigation

02/18/26	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/25/26	to State Government (H)