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HB 201 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to theft by failure to make required disposition of property.

Summary
Amend KRS 514.060, relating to theft of services, to include the conduct of a person holding the property of another under a rental agreement longer than the period agreed upon and depriving the owner of its use for future rentals.
Issues: ✗ HousingOpposes HousingCriminalizes tenants holding property beyond lease term, imposing theft penalties that weaken tenant protections by treating lease violations as criminal acts.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Signed Mar 15, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill completely changes the charge from 'theft of services' to 'theft by failure to make required disposition of property.' The new law focuses on property that was received with an obligation to pay or return it, rather than services obtained through deception. This shifts the focus from stealing services like utilities to misappropriating physical property.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from covering theft of services (utilities, etc.) to covering theft of physical property received under obligation to pay or return it.
SCOPE

Changed the charge name from 'theft of services' to 'theft by failure to make required disposition of property' to focus on physical property rather than services.

REQUIREMENT

Added specific requirements for property received under written agreements with payment obligations, including failure to return property within 5 days of notice.

DEFINITION

Removed provisions about utility theft (gas, water, electricity) and meter tampering that were part of the old theft of services law.

ENFORCEMENT

Added presumption that government employees know their legal obligations regarding property disposition.

TIMELINE

Added a 90-day window for combining multiple offenses into a single charge for property disposition violations.

Floor votes · House Feb 21, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 15, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 18)
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
to Judiciary (S)
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 88-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.