Kentucky 2023 Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 231 — AN ACT relating to criminal history record checks.

Last action — reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 620 to allow the Department for Community Based Services to request a criminal justice agency to perform a federal name-based criminal history record check of each adult residing in a home in which a child is placed during an emergency placement; allow the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to charge a reasonable fee for processing a fingerprint-based criminal history record check.

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 1032 AN ACT relating to criminal history record checks.
UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS HB 231/GA AN ACT relating to criminal history record checks.
(3) When placement of a child in a home is denied as a result of a name-based Page 1 of 2 BR103200.100 - 1032 - XXXX 3/1/2023 3:46 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 1032 criminal history record check of a resident, and the resident contests that denial, each contesting resident shall, within fifteen (15) calendar days, submit to the Department for Community Based Services a complete set of the resident’s fingerprints with written permission allowing the Department for Community Based Services to forward the fingerprints to the Department of Kentucky State Police for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(3) When placement of a child in a home is denied as a result of a name-based Page 1 of 2 HB023110.100 - 1032 - XXXX 3/1/2023 3:46 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS HB 231/GA criminal history record check of a resident, and the resident contests that denial, each contesting resident shall, within fifteen (15) calendar days, submit to the Department for Community Based Services a complete set of the resident’s fingerprints with written permission allowing the Department for Community Based Services to forward the fingerprints to the Department of Kentucky State Police for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Action History

  1. reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill

  2. returned to Judiciary (S)

  3. 2nd reading

  4. taken from Judiciary (S)

  5. to Judiciary (S)

  6. returned to Committee on Committees (S)

  7. 1st reading

  8. taken from Committee on Committees (S)

  9. to Committee on Committees (S)

  10. received in Senate

  11. 3rd reading, passed 94-0

  12. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 28, 2023

  13. 2nd reading, to Rules

  14. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

  15. to Judiciary (H)

  16. to Committee on Committees (H)

  17. introduced in House

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (138)

138 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Pass

Passed 94 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 13001
Unaffiliated 19001
Republican 62004
Total 94006
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Dixon — Yea
Smith — Yea
Nemes — Yea
Bentley — Yea
Swann — Yea
Palumbo — Yea
Thomas — Yea
Timoney — Yea
Pratt — Yea
Bratcher S. — Yea
Webber — Yea
Raymond — Yea
Graham — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Heath — Yea
Meredith — Yea
Justice — Not Voting
Bratcher K. — Yea
Stevenson C — Yea
Al Gentry Democrat Yea
Ashley Tackett Laferty Democrat Not Voting
Beverly Chester-Burton Democrat Yea
Chad Aull Democrat Yea
Daniel Grossberg Democrat Yea
George Brown Jr. Democrat Yea
Keturah J. Herron Democrat Yea
Lindsey Burke Democrat Yea
Lisa Willner Democrat Yea
Nima Kulkarni Democrat Yea
Pamela Stevenson Democrat Yea
Rachel Roarx Democrat Yea
Sarah Stalker Democrat Yea
Tina Bojanowski Democrat Yea
Aaron Reed Republican Yea
Adam Bowling Republican Yea
Amy Neighbors Republican Yea
Bill Wesley Republican Yea
Bobby McCool Republican Yea
Candy Massaroni Republican Yea
Chris Freeland Republican Yea
Chris Fugate Republican Yea
DJ Johnson Republican Yea
Daniel Elliott Republican Yea
Daniel Fister Republican Yea
David Hale Republican Yea
David Meade Republican Yea
David W. Osborne Republican Yea
Deanna Gordon Republican Yea
Derek Lewis Republican Yea
Emily Callaway Republican Yea
Felicia Rabourn Republican Not Voting
James Tipton Republican Yea
Jared Bauman Republican Yea
Jason Petrie Republican Yea
Jennifer Decker Republican Yea
Jim Gooch Jr. Republican Yea
John Blanton Republican Not Voting
John Hodgson Republican Yea
Josh Branscum Republican Yea
Josh Bray Republican Yea
Josh Calloway Republican Not Voting
Ken Fleming Republican Yea
Ken Upchurch Republican Yea
Kevin Jackson Republican Yea
Kim Banta Republican Yea
Kim King Republican Yea
Kimberly Poore Moser Republican Yea
Marianne Proctor Republican Yea
Mark Hart Republican Yea
Mary Beth Imes Republican Yea
Matt Lockett Republican Yea
Matthew Koch Republican Yea
Michael Sarge Pollock Republican Yea
Mike Clines Republican Yea
Myron Dossett Republican Yea
Nancy Tate Republican Yea
Patrick Flannery Republican Yea
Randy Bridges Republican Yea
Rebecca Raymer Republican Yea
Richard White Republican Yea
Robert Duvall Republican Yea
Ryan Dotson Republican Not Voting
Samara Heavrin Republican Yea
Savannah Maddox Republican Yea
Scott Lewis Republican Yea
Scott Sharp Republican Yea
Shane Baker Republican Yea
Shawn McPherson Republican Yea
Stephanie Dietz Republican Yea
Steve Rawlings Republican Yea
Steve Riley Republican Yea
Steven Doan Republican Yea
Steven Rudy Republican Yea
Susan Witten Republican Yea
Suzanne Miles Republican Yea
T.J. Roberts Republican Yea
Thomas Huff Republican Yea
Timmy Truett Republican Yea
William Lawrence Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 231 do?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 620 to allow the Department for Community Based Services to request a criminal justice agency to perform a federal name-based criminal history record check of each adult residing in a home in which a child is placed during an emergency placement; allow the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to charge a reasonable fee for processing a fingerprint-based criminal history record check.
What is the current status of HB 231?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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.
Where can I track HB 231?
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