HB 315 Kentucky House · 2017 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to gang violence prevention and declaring an emergency. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 506 to define "criminal gang" and " pattern of criminal gang activity"; enumerate what constitutes criminal gang recruitment in the first, second, and third degree; amend KRS 506.120 to define "criminal gang syndicate" and associated penalties for defendants convicted of certain offenses committed while acting as a criminal gang syndicate; amend KRS 506.150 to revise evidence that is corroborative of the existence of a gang or gang membership; create new sections of KRS Chapter 506 to require that anyone who is found to be a member of a criminal gang at the time of commission of a felony, and who is and subsequently convicted of a felony that put the public at risk, will be sentenced one class higher than the penalty provision pertaining to the felony offense he or she was convicted for; establish a cause of action for persons harmed by a criminal gang or criminal gang member; establish that any profits or proceeds forfeited or seized from a criminal gang are subject to forfeiture under KRS 218A.420; amend KRS 218A.420 to conform; provide that this Act will be known as the Gang Violence Prevention Act; encourage state and local law enforcement agencies to create a statewide gang violence prevention database; repeal KRS 506.140, relating to criminal gang recruitment; EMERGENCY.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2017 Last action Mar 14, 2017
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Mar 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute
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Feb 28, 2017
Committee
To Judiciary (S)
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Feb 23, 2017
Introduced
Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
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Feb 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Posted in committee
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Feb 15, 2017
Committee
To Judiciary (H)
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Feb 13, 2017
Introduced
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