Sen. Gerald Neal

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.

Amend KRS 117.085 to provide convenience of the voter as a basis for absentee voting and to permit any qualified voter the ability to vote in-person absentee during normal business hours on at least any of the twelve working days and two Saturdays before an election; amend KRS 117.066 to require that each county board of elections petition for and use a vote center on election day.

Appropriate $2,000,000 in federal funds in FY 2022-2023 to the black and minority contractor assistance fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to establish the black and minority contractor assistance fund; APPROPRIATION.

Amend KRS 431.066 to define "enhanced scrutiny offense," "money bail," "standard conditions," "violent or sexual offense"; provide that no verified and eligible defendant shall be detained on money bail; provide circumstances when a defendant may be released on his or her own recognizance; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to establish when a detention hearing shall be held; provide for factors to be considered when making a pretrial release determination; amend KRS 6.949, 24.110, 27A.360, 27A.370, 27A.400, 31.120, 41.300, 186.260, 186.560, 187.400, 222.203, 222.204, 281.765, 281A.010, 413.120, 419.020, 421.500, 431.064, 431.510, 431.520, 431.525, 431.550, 438.286, 440.020, 440.030, 440.290, 440.300, 440.310, 440.320, 440.360, 440.370, 440.380, 452.260, 520.010, 520.070, 520.080, 532.115, 610.190, and 640.020 to conform; repeal KRS 30A.060, 136.410, 218A.135, 431.021, 431.523, 431.530, 431.5305, 431.531, 431.532, 431.535, 431.540, and 431.545.

Amend KRS 344.010 to provide definitions of "protective hairstyle" and "race" that include traits historically associated with race; amend KRS 158.148 to provide that school disciplinary codes shall prohibit discrimination on the basis of race; establish the short title of "C.R.O.W.N. Act".

Create new sections of KRS 158 to prohibit censorship of history curriculum; permit a school or school district to offer equity, diversity, and inclusion curricula, programing, initiatives, and instruction.

Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Jordan Wesley Morgan.

Amend KRS 218A.1421, 218A.1422, and 218A.1423 to remove penalties for possession, cultivation, or trafficking of up to eight ounces, or five plants, of marijuana; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to allow expungement of certain convictions relating to cannabis; amend KRS 218A.276 to conform.

Propose to amend Section 145 of the Constitution of Kentucky to automatically restore the voting rights of persons convicted of certain felonies upon completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole and automatically restore their civil rights three years after completion of their imprisonment, probation, or parole; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

Honor Mary Catherine Bunning on her 90th birthday.