AN ACT relating to gang violence prevention and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 506 to define "criminal gang" and "pattern of criminal gang activity"; repeal and reenact KRS 506.140 to 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 subsequently convicted of a felony that puts the public at risk, shall be sentenced to a penalty that is one class higher than the penalty provision pertaining to the felony offense he or she was convicted of, unless the person is determined to be a persistent felony offender; establish a cause of action for a person harmed by a criminal gang or criminal gang member; create a new section of KRS Chapter 506 to state that property used by a gang or gang member in the commission of the crime shall be forfeited and disposed of in accordance with KRS 218A.405 to 218A.460; provide that this Act shall be known as the Gang Violence Prevention Act; encourage state and local law enforcement agencies to create a statewide gang violence prevention database; EMERGENCY.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Jan 10, 2018
Signed Apr 26, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
12
Committee
12
Amendments
4
Apr 26, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 202)
lower
Apr 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed 59-30
lower
Apr 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Apr 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Apr 13, 2018
Committee
To Rules (H)
lower
Apr 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed 21-17 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Apr 13, 2018
Introduced
Floor amendment (1) ruled not germane
lower
Apr 2, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 29, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 27, 2018
Introduced
Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Committee
To Judiciary (S)
upper
Mar 15, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed 71-17 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Introduced
Floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 13, 2018
Introduced
Floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
Posted in committee
lower
Feb 8, 2018
Committee
Recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
lower
Jan 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
Posted in committee
lower
Jan 16, 2018
Committee
To Judiciary (H)
lower
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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