AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.
Summary
Amend KRS 519.010 to add definition of "emergency response"; amend KRS 519.040 to increase the penalties for falsely reporting an incident that results in an emergency response; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to provide for a civil cause of action for damages arising from the false reporting of an incident; amend KRS 134.127 to conform.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Aug 11, 2021
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 9, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 148)
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed 86-5
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Introduced
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Mar 25, 2022
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 31-0-1 with Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Committee
to Judiciary (S)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 86-7 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
Aug 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
C. Ed Massey
RRepublican
P
D.J. Johnson
RRepublican
P
Phillip Pratt
RRepublican
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