AN ACT relating to hate crimes.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to provide an enhanced term of imprisonment for any defendant convicted of certain crimes when the defendant intentionally selected the person because of that person's actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, mental or physical disability, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation; amend KRS 15.334 and 17.1523 to conform; repeal KRS 49.320 and 532.031.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2022
Last action Mar 7, 2022
Floor votes
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Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Mar 7, 2022
Committee
to Judiciary (S)
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gerald Neal
DDemocratic
P
Julie Adams
RRepublican
P
Karen Berg
DDemocratic
P
Morgan McGarvey
DDemocratic
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