2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB209: AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty.

Legislative Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole for inmates presently sentenced to death; amend KRS 532.030, relating to authorized dispositions for felony offenses, to remove the death penalty; amend KRS 533.010, relating to probation, to prohibit probation for a person sentenced to life without parole or life without parole for 25 years; amend KRS 640.010 to define terms; amend KRS 640.040, relating to penalties for juveniles convicted of felony offenses, to prohibit life imprisonment without benefit of parole for a capital offense; amend KRS 422.285, 532.050, and 532.100 to conform; repeal KRS 431.213, 431.2135, 431.218, 431.220, 431.223, 431.224, 431.240, 431.250, 431.260, 431.270, 507A.060, 532.025, 532.075, 532.130, 532.135, 532.140, 532.300, 532.305, and 532.309.

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Bill History

1/10/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/10/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
to Judiciary (H)
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/10/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

James Tipton
James Tipton
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197099.0 KB
Corrections Impact
Corrections Impact1/1/19703.2 KB