Kentucky
General Assembly

02/25/26	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/09/26	to Judiciary (S)
03/12/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/13/26	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 16 2026
03/16/26	floor amendment (1) filed 3rd reading, passed 24-11
03/17/26	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/24/26	to State Government (H)
03/26/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar floor amendment (1) filed
03/27/26	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (2) filed

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Webb
Summary	Retain original provisions, except remove the provision that would allow the Department of Corrections to establish that execution protocols and procedures be prescribed by internal policy, memorandum, or another form of action and replace with a requirement for the Department of Corrections to revise any administrative regulations found by a court to be invalid to remedy the deficiency.
Index Headings	Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Executions, Department of Corrections, administrative regulations deadline Corrections And Correctional Facilities, State - Department of Corrections, executions, administrative regulations deadline Criminal Procedure - Executions, Department of Corrections, administrative regulations deadline

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	N. Wilson
Summary	Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 431.250 to require the judge that presided over the condemned's criminal case and the prosecutor who prosecuted the case to attend the execution.
Index Headings	Crimes And Punishments - Attendance at an execution, required, judge and prosecutor Criminal Procedure - Attendance at an execution, required, judge and prosecutor

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	J. Tipton
Summary	Retain original provisions, except require that any policy adopted related to execution protocols shall be publicly available on the department's website.
Index Headings	Corrections And Correctional Facilities, State - Execution protocols, policies, publication, requirement Crimes And Punishments - Death penalty, Department of Corrections, execution protocols, policies, publication, requirement