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| Bill | AN ACT relating to gang violence prevention and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 506 to define "criminal gang" and "pattern of criminal gang activity"; repeal and reenact KRS 506.140 to enumerate what constitutes criminal gang recruitment in the first, second, and third degree; amend KRS 506.120 to define "criminal gang syndicate" and associated penalties for defendants convicted of certain offenses committed while acting as a criminal gang syndicate; amend KRS 506.150 to revise evidence that is corroborative of the existence of a gang or gang membership; create new sections of KRS Chapter 506 to require that anyone who is found to be a member of a criminal gang at the time of commission of a felony, and who is subsequently convicted of a felony that puts the public at risk, shall be sentenced to a penalty that is one class higher than the penalty provision pertaining to the felony offense he or she was convicted of, unless the person is determined to be a persistent felony offender; establish a cause of action for a person harmed by a criminal gang or criminal gang member; create a new section of KRS Chapter 506 to state that property used by a gang or gang member in the commission of the crime shall be forfeited and disposed of in accordance with KRS 218A.405 to 218A.460; provide that this Act shall be known as the Gang Violence Prevention Act; encourage state and local law enforcement agencies to create a statewide gang violence prevention database; EMERGENCY. | AN ACT relating to gang violence prevention and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 506 to define "criminal gang" and "pattern of criminal gang activity"; repeal and reenact KRS 506.140 to enumerate what constitutes criminal gang recruitment in the first, second, and third degree; amend KRS 506.120 to define "criminal gang syndicate" and associated penalties for defendants convicted of certain offenses committed while acting as a criminal gang syndicate; amend KRS 506.150 to revise evidence that is corroborative of the existence of a gang or gang membership; create new sections of KRS Chapter 506 to require that anyone who is found to be a member of a criminal gang at the time of commission of a felony, and who is subsequently convicted of a felony that puts the public at risk, shall be sentenced to a penalty that is one class higher than the penalty provision pertaining to the felony offense he or she was convicted of, unless the person is determined to be a persistent felony offender; establish a cause of action for a person harmed by a criminal gang or criminal gang member; create a new section of KRS Chapter 506 to state that property used by a gang or gang member in the commission of the crime shall be forfeited and disposed of in accordance with KRS 218A.405 to 218A.460; provide that this Act shall be known as the Gang Violence Prevention Act; encourage state and local law enforcement agencies to create a statewide gang violence prevention database; EMERGENCY. | us/states/ky | Kentucky General Assembly | 2018RS | HB 169 | Kentucky HB 169 (2018RS) |
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Kentucky HB 169 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to gang violence prevention and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 506 to define "criminal gang" and "pattern of criminal gang activity"; repeal and reenact KRS 506.140 to enumerate what constitutes criminal gang recruitment in the first, second, and third degree; amend KRS 506.120 to define "criminal gang syndicate" and associated penalties for defendants convicted of certain offenses committed while acting as a criminal gang syndicate; amend KRS 506.150 to revise evidence that is corroborative of the existence of a gang or gang membership; create new sections of KRS Chapter 506 to require that anyone who is found to be a member of a criminal gang at the time of commission of a felony, and who is subsequently convicted of a felony that puts the public at risk, shall be sentenced to a penalty that is one class higher than the penalty provision pertaining to the felony offense he or she was convicted of, unless the person is determined to be a persistent felony offender; establish a cause of action for a person harmed by a criminal gang or criminal gang member; create a new section of KRS Chapter 506 to state that property used by a gang or gang member in the commission of the crime shall be forfeited and disposed of in accordance with KRS 218A.405 to 218A.460; provide that this Act shall be known as the Gang Violence Prevention Act; encourage state and local law enforcement agencies to create a statewide gang violence prevention database; EMERGENCY.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- HB 169 (As Introduced) (committee substitute) — source
- HCS1 (committee substitute) — source
- HFA1 (committee substitute) — source
- HFA2 (committee substitute) — source
- HFA3 (committee substitute) — source
- Most Recent Version (committee substitute) — source
- SCS1 (committee substitute) — source
- SFA1 (committee substitute) — source
Sponsors
- C. Morgan — primary (person)
- J. Blanton — primary (person)
- J. Miller — primary (person)
- K. King — primary (person)
- R. Benvenuti III — primary (person)
- R. Mills — primary (person)
- S. Lee — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2018-01-10 Introduced in House
introduction - 2018-01-16 To Judiciary (H)
referral-committee - 2018-01-22 Posted in committee
- 2018-02-07 Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
reading-1 - 2018-02-08 2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2 - 2018-02-08 Recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- 2018-03-08 Posted in committee
- 2018-03-13 Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute
- 2018-03-13 Floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction - 2018-03-14 Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 15, 2018
- 2018-03-14 Floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction - 2018-03-15 3rd reading
reading-3 - 2018-03-15 Floor amendments (2) and (3) defeated
- 2018-03-15 Passed 71-17 with Committee Substitute (1)
- 2018-03-16 Received in Senate
- 2018-03-19 To Judiciary (S)
referral-committee - 2018-03-20 Taken from Judiciary (S)
- 2018-03-20 1st reading
reading-1 - 2018-03-20 Returned to Judiciary (S)
- 2018-03-21 Taken from Judiciary (S)
- 2018-03-21 2nd reading
reading-2 - 2018-03-21 Returned to Judiciary (S)
- 2018-03-27 Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
- 2018-03-27 Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction - 2018-03-29 Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
- 2018-03-29 Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
- 2018-04-02 Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
- 2018-04-13 3rd reading
reading-3 - 2018-04-13 Floor amendment (1) ruled not germane
- 2018-04-13 Passed 21-17 with Committee Substitute (1)
- 2018-04-13 Received in House
- 2018-04-13 To Rules (H)
referral-committee - 2018-04-13 Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- 2018-04-13 House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- 2018-04-13 Passed 59-30
- 2018-04-14 Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- 2018-04-14 Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- 2018-04-14 Delivered to Governor
- 2018-04-26 Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 202)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/22bd3890-bfd4-4538-b39c-c774403d4a07. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).