2024 Regular Session • Kentucky Legislature
HB12: AN ACT relating to jails and declaring an emergency.
Legislative Summary
Create a new section of KRS 441.420 to 441.450 to prohibit the building, reconstructing, remodeling, or renovation of a jail unless it is a regional jail and the General Assembly provides express approval; provide exceptions to the prohibition including where a court has ordered jail construction, construction is necessary to comply with state or federal law or regulations, or to replace or rebuild a facility following a catastrophic event; EMERGENCY.
Bill History
2/26/2024
introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/26/2024
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
to Local Government (H)
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
House of Representatives
3/7/2024
2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
3/7/2024
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 08, 2024
House of Representatives
3/8/2024
3rd reading, passed 82-2 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
House of Representatives
3/11/2024
received in Senate
Senate
3/11/2024
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
3/13/2024
to State & Local Government (S)
Senate
Amendments
House Committee Substitute
House Committee Substitute 1
Not Adopted
House Committee Substitute
Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment
House Committee Amendment 1
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House: Third Reading RCS# 245
3/8/2024
82
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
14
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/11/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
State & Local Government(Senate)
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
David Meade
Republican