AN ACT relating to the Safe at Home Program.
Summary
Amend KRS 14.260 to change the name of the address protection program to the Safe at Home Program; amend KRS 14.300 to include definitions of "application assistant" and "human trafficking"; amend KRS 14.302 to set forth the intentions of the Safe at Home Program; amend KRS 14.304 to specify who may apply to be a part of the Safe at Home Program; establish additional information that must be contained in an application for the Safe at Home Program and allow applicants to consult with application assistants; extend the certification of applicants from two years to four years and allow the applicant to request that state and local agencies be notified of participation in the Safe at Home Program; restrict the disclosure of a program participant's participation in the program by anyone who is aware of the participation absent written consent from the program participant; allow individuals who participate in a similar program in another state to be approved for the program in Kentucky; amend KRS 23A.208 and 24A.178 to conform.
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
Apr 2023
Introduced Feb 7, 2023
Signed Apr 4, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2023
How they voted
28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
Mar 1, 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
20
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 4, 2023
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 172)
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 96-0
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 36-0
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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