Kentucky 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 65 — AN ACT relating to intimidation of a sports official.

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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS BR 37 AN ACT relating to crimes against sports officials.
UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS HB 65/GA AN ACT relating to intimidation of a sports official.
Section 1.
SECTION 1.
KRS 518.090 is amended to read as follows:
(1) A person is guilty of assault of a sports official when he or she intentionally causes physical injury to a sports official:
(a) Who was performing sports official duties at the time the physical injury was perpetrated;
or (b) If the physical injury occurs while the sports official is arriving at or departing from the athletic facility at which the athletic event occurred.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "sports official" means an individual who serves as a referee, umpire, linesman, or in a similar capacity that may be known by another title, and who is duly registered as or is a member of a national, state, regional, or local organization engaged, in part, in providing education and training to sports officials.
(3) A person who is guilty of assault of a sports official shall[, for a first offense,] be guilty of a[ Class A misdemeanor, unless the defendant assembles with five (5) or more persons for the purpose of assaulting a sports official, in which case it is a] Class D felony.[ (4) A person who is guilty of assault of a sport official shall, for a second or subsequent offense, be guilty of a Class D felony.] SECTION 2.
Page 1 of 2 XXXX Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS BR 37 (a) Cause physical injury to any person;
(a) Cause physical injury to the sports official;
(b) Cause physical damage to the property of any person other than the person making the threat;
(b) Cause physical damage to the property of the sports official;
(c) Subject any person other than the person making the threat to physical confinement or restraint;
(c) Subject the sports official to physical confinement or restraint;
or (d) Commit any other act which is illegal and is intended to substantially harm any person other than the person making the threat with respect to the person's health, safety, business, financial condition, or personal relationships.
or (d) Commit any other act which is illegal and is intended to substantially harm the sports official's health, safety, or business or financial interests.
(3) As used in this section, "sports official" has the same meaning as Section 1 of this Act.
(3) As used in this section, "sports official" has the same meaning as KRS 518.090.
Section 3.
Page 1 of 1 HB006510.100 - 37 - XXXX GA
The restrictions of KRS 6.945(1) shall not apply to Section 2 of this Act.
Page 2 of 2 XXXX Jacketed
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Action History

  1. to Judiciary (S)

  2. received in Senate

  3. 3rd reading, passed 92-4 with Committee Substitute (1), floor amendment (3), and committee amendment (1-title)

  4. floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute

  5. floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute

  6. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 6, 2020

  7. 2nd reading, to Rules

  8. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)

  9. posted in committee

  10. to Judiciary (H)

  11. introduced in House

  12. Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (138)

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Votes

Pass

Passed 92 Yea · 4 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 29200
Unaffiliated 57104
Democrat 6100
Total 92404
% of votes cast 92%4%0%4%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Frazier — Yea
Huff T — Yea
Minter — Yea
Sheldon — Yea
Bechler — Yea
Jenkins — Yea
Sims — Yea
Nemes — Yea
Sorolis — Yea
Booker — Yea
Glenn — Yea
Koenig — Yea
Palumbo — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Goforth — Yea
Stone — Yea
Branham Clark — Yea
Lee — Yea
Pratt — Yea
Graham — Yea
Lewis D — Yea
Prunty — Yea
Brenda — Yea
Graviss — Yea
Lewis S — Yea
Rand — Yea
Thomas — Yea
Massey — Yea
Raymond — Yea
Brown G — Yea
Harris — Yea
Turner — Yea
Burch — Yea
McCoy — Yea
Cantrell — Yea
Hatton — Yea
Webber — Yea
Heath — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Rothenburger — Yea
Westrom — Yea
DuPlessis — Yea
Meredith — Yea
Rowland — Yea
Wheatley — Yea
Hinkle — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Wiederstein — Yea
Hoover — Yea
Santoro — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Howard — Yea
Schamore — Yea
Yates — Yea
Flood — Yea
Bentley — Not Voting
Carney — Not Voting
Donohue — Not Voting
Scott — Not Voting
Huff R — Yea
Miller C — Nay
Miller J — Yea
Al Gentry Democrat Yea
Ashley Tackett Laferty Democrat Yea
Lisa Willner Democrat Yea
Mary Lou Marzian Democrat Nay
Nima Kulkarni Democrat Yea
Pamela Stevenson Democrat Yea
Tina Bojanowski Democrat Yea
Aaron Reed Republican Yea
Adam Bowling Republican Yea
Bobby McCool Republican Yea
Chris Freeland Republican Yea
Chris Fugate Republican Yea
Daniel Elliott Republican Yea
David Hale Republican Yea
David Meade Republican Yea
David W. Osborne Republican Yea
Greg Elkins Republican Yea
James Tipton Republican Yea
Jason Petrie Republican Yea
Jim Gooch Jr. Republican Yea
John Blanton Republican Yea
Ken Upchurch Republican Yea
Kim Banta Republican Yea
Kim King Republican Yea
Kimberly Poore Moser Republican Yea
Mark Hart Republican Yea
Matthew Koch Republican Yea
Myron Dossett Republican Yea
Nancy Tate Republican Yea
Randy Bridges Republican Yea
Richard White Republican Nay
Samara Heavrin Republican Yea
Savannah Maddox Republican Nay
Steve Bratcher Republican Yea
Steve Riley Republican Yea
Steven Rudy Republican Yea
Suzanne Miles Republican Yea
T.J. Roberts Republican Yea

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