AN ACT relating to public safety, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Amend KRS 15A.061 to require the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to maintain a comprehensive data system for the Department of Juvenile Justice; amend KRS 15A.305 to provide additional requirements for facilities operated under the statewide juvenile detention plan; require the Department for Medicaid Services to apply for an amendment to the submitted waiver to allow Medicaid coverage for youth incarcerated in DJJ facilities; direct the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to promulgate regulations expediting the investigation of complaints; and require the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to submit and implement various plans within specified time frames with reporting to the Legislative Research Commission.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Signed Mar 27, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2023
How they voted
28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
Mar 7, 2023
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
12
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Mar 27, 2023
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 106)
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
passed 37-0
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1), (2), (3), and (4) and Floor Amendment (5-title)
upper
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (5-title) filed to bill
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Introduced
Floor Amendments (1), (2) and (3) filed
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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