Kentucky 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 3 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 155 — AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty. 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 640.040, 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 various statutes relating to imposition of the death penalty.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Posted in committee

  2. To Judiciary (H)

  3. Introduced in House

Sponsors

  • C. McCoy · Primary
  • J. Wayne · Primary
  • T. Burch · Primary
  • K. Flood · Primary
  • D. Graham · Primary
  • J. Jenkins · Primary
  • R. Meyer · Primary
  • D. Owens · Primary
  • M. Prunty · Primary
  • R. Rothenburger · Primary
  • A. Simpson · Primary
  • D. St. Onge · Primary
  • S. Westrom · Primary
  • A. Wuchner · Primary
  • Jason Nemes · Primary
  • Kimberly Poore Moser · Primary
  • Mary Lou Marzian · Primary
  • Al Gentry · Primary
  • George Brown Jr. · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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19 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (19)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (119)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 155?
HB 155 is sponsored by C. McCoy, J. Wayne, T. Burch, K. Flood, D. Graham, J. Jenkins, R. Meyer, D. Owens, M. Prunty, R. Rothenburger, A. Simpson, D. St. Onge, S. Westrom, A. Wuchner, Jason Nemes (Republican), Kimberly Poore Moser (Republican), Mary Lou Marzian (Democrat), Al Gentry (Democrat), and George Brown Jr. (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 155?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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