26RS SB 122

Senate Bill 122

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Last Action	01/27/26: to Judiciary (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to alternative sentences.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1929
Sponsors	J. Adams, B. Storm
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 533 to define terms; require the court, upon conviction of the defendant, to consider the defendant's status as a caretaker of a dependent child; provide that a court's determination of a defendant's status as a caretaker of a dependent child shall not be admissible as evidence or be determinative in any subsequent proceeding; provide that the defendant shall have the right to present an alternative sentencing plan and a family impact statement to the court; provide that in issuing an alternative sentence, the court may require the defendant to participate in programs and services that support the parent-child relationship; provide that the court may modify or revoke the alternative sentence and commit the defendant to an institution if the defendant fails to adhere to or complete the conditions of an alternative sentence; amend KRS 610.340 to provide that a court determining whether to impose an alternative sentence for a defendant who is a caretaker of a dependent child has access to court records under KRS Chapters 600 to 645; provide that the Act may be cited as the Family Preservation and Accountability Act.
Index Headings of Original Version	Crimes And Punishments - Primary caretaker of a dependent child, eligibility, conditions of sentence Crimes And Punishments - Primary caretaker of a dependent child, finding, effect on another proceeding Criminal Procedure - Primary caretaker of a dependent child, eligibility, conditions of sentence Criminal Procedure - Primary caretaker of a dependent child, finding, effect on another proceeding Parental Rights - Primary caretaker of a dependent child, eligibility, conditions of sentence Parental Rights - Primary caretaker of a dependent child, finding, effect on another proceeding Public Safety - Primary caretaker of a dependent child, eligibility, conditions of sentence Public Safety - Primary caretaker of a dependent child, finding, effect on another proceeding Short Titles And Popular Names - Family Preservation and Accountability Act Corrections Impact - Primary caretaker of a dependent child, eligibility, conditions of sentence Local Mandate - Primary caretaker of a dependent child, eligibility, conditions of sentence Children And Minors - Primary caretaker of a dependent child, eligibility, conditions of sentence Children And Minors - Primary caretaker of a dependent child, finding, effect on another proceeding Courts - Primary caretaker of a dependent child, eligibility, conditions of sentence Courts - Primary caretaker of a dependent child, finding, effect on another proceeding

01/23/26	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
01/27/26	to Judiciary (S)