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House Bill 794

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Last Action 03/19/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title AN ACT relating to financial exploitation.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements Corrections Impact
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist
Bill Request Number 1884
Sponsors M. Lockett, M. Pollock, C. Aull, G. Brown Jr., B. Chester-Burton, D. Grossberg, K. Moser
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 209.990 to add persons age 65 and older to who can be a victim of exploitation; increase the amount of money lost to a person who knowingly exploits a victim from more than $300 to more than $500 and increase the penalty from a Class C felony to a Class B felony; increase the amount of money lost to a person who wantonly or recklessly exploits a victim from more than $300 to more than $500 and increase the penalty from a Class D felony to a Class C felony; increase the amount of money lost to a person who knowingly, wantonly, or recklessly exploits a victim from $300 or less to $500 or less and increase the penalty from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony; allow the Attorney General to demand the Governor of another state to surrender a person found in another state who is charged in Kentucky with exploitation; amend KRS 292.338 to require registered investment advisor representatives to complete at least 3 hours of continuing education covering financial exploitation each reporting period; amend KRS 365.245 to require a qualified person to create and maintain a record of a temporary hold, develop training policies and programs and conduct training on issues regarding financial exploitation, and develop, maintain, and enforce procedures regarding internal review before placing a temporary hold a specified adult's account.
Index Headings of Original Version Attorney General - Extradition, person charged with exploitation
Banks And Financial Institutions - Qualified persons, financial exploitation, procedures and training requirement
Banks And Financial Institutions - Registered investment advisor representatives, continuing education, 3 hours financial exploitation
Corrections Impact - Exploitation, victim age 65 or older, establishment
Crimes And Punishments - Exploitation, loss of $500 or less, loss of more than $500, penalty enhancement
Crimes And Punishments - Exploitation, victim age 65 or older, establishment
Criminal Procedure - Exploitation, loss of $500 or less, loss of more than $500, penalty enhancement
Criminal Procedure - Exploitation, victim age 65 or older, establishment
Occupations And Professions - Registered investment advisor representatives, continuing education, 3 hours financial exploitation
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements
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Actions

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03/02/26
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
03/09/26
  • to Banking & Insurance (H)
03/11/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/12/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/16/26
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17 2026
03/18/26
  • 3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/19/26
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement Corrections Impact to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions, except increase the amount of money lost to a person who knowingly exploits a victim from more than $500 to more than $1,000; increase the amount of money lost to a person who wantonly or recklessly exploits a victim from more than $500 to more than $1,000; increase the amount of money lost to a person who knowingly, wantonly, or recklessly exploits a victim from $500 or less to $1,000 or less and remove provision increasing the penalty from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony.
Index Headings Corrections Impact - Exploitation, knowingly, wantonly, or recklessly, Class A misdemeanor
Crimes And Punishments - Exploitation, knowingly, wantonly, or recklessly, Class A misdemeanor
Crimes And Punishments - Exploitation, loss of $1,000 or less, loss of more than $1,000, increasing
Criminal Procedure - Exploitation, knowingly, wantonly, or recklessly, Class A misdemeanor
Criminal Procedure - Exploitation, loss of $1,000 or less, loss of more than $1,000, increasing

Last updated: 4/17/2026 8:44 PM (EDT)