HB 477 Kentucky House · 2023 Regular Session

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; create new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create the offense of using hate symbols to intimidate; repeal KRS 49.320 and 532.031.
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Feb 2023
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Introduced Feb 21, 2023 Last action Feb 21, 2023
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Feb 21, 2023
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