5941153bb7
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
8.0 KiB
8.0 KiB
type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags
| type | title | description | jurisdiction | legislature | session | identifier | citation | classification | subjects | status | primary_sponsors | version_count | action_count | vote_count | first_action | last_action | source | source_identifier | source_url | source_hash | vintage | source_snapshot | retrieved_at | confidence | tags | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | AN ACT relating to the investigation of fire related crimes. Amend KRS 15.310 to include definitions of "certified fire investigator" and "fire investigator"; amend KRS 15.334 to require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a course of training for fire investigators; amend KRS 15.380 to require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to certify fire investigators; create a new section of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 to list the minimum qualifications of a fire investigator; amend KRS 15.383 to require a certified fire investigator to annually meet marksmanship qualifications; create a new section of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 to allow the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to revoke a fire investigator's certification; create a new section of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 to require a fire investigator to complete training of at least 275 hours; create a new section of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 to establish certification categories for fire investigators; amend KRS 15.388 to require the fire chief to notify the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council that the employee meets the precertification qualifications of a fire investigator; amend KRS 15.442 to specify that a fire investigator is not eligible to participate in the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund; and create a new section of KRS Chapter 95A to define "fire investigator," and provide that the chief of a fire department may appoint a professional firefighter to be a fire investigator; amend KRS 15.382 to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019. | AN ACT relating to the investigation of fire related crimes. Amend KRS 15.310 to include definitions of "certified fire investigator" and "fire investigator"; amend KRS 15.334 to require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a course of training for fire investigators; amend KRS 15.380 to require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to certify fire investigators; create a new section of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 to list the minimum qualifications of a fire investigator; amend KRS 15.383 to require a certified fire investigator to annually meet marksmanship qualifications; create a new section of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 to allow the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to revoke a fire investigator's certification; create a new section of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 to require a fire investigator to complete training of at least 275 hours; create a new section of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 to establish certification categories for fire investigators; amend KRS 15.388 to require the fire chief to notify the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council that the employee meets the precertification qualifications of a fire investigator; amend KRS 15.442 to specify that a fire investigator is not eligible to participate in the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund; and create a new section of KRS Chapter 95A to define "fire investigator," and provide that the chief of a fire department may appoint a professional firefighter to be a fire investigator; amend KRS 15.382 to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019. | us/states/ky | Kentucky General Assembly | 2018RS | HB 96 | Kentucky HB 96 (2018RS) |
|
enacted |
|
3 | 26 | 0 | 2018-01-02 | 2018-04-10 | openstates | ocd-bill/1c9042be-19c2-40b2-ad4e-d6f7d5c2fd55 | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB96.htm | c639041a33903752ac0c400b4af63721df495747057138a5edd9b0e79b4721af | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
|
Kentucky HB 96 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to the investigation of fire related crimes. Amend KRS 15.310 to include definitions of "certified fire investigator" and "fire investigator"; amend KRS 15.334 to require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a course of training for fire investigators; amend KRS 15.380 to require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to certify fire investigators; create a new section of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 to list the minimum qualifications of a fire investigator; amend KRS 15.383 to require a certified fire investigator to annually meet marksmanship qualifications; create a new section of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 to allow the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to revoke a fire investigator's certification; create a new section of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 to require a fire investigator to complete training of at least 275 hours; create a new section of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 to establish certification categories for fire investigators; amend KRS 15.388 to require the fire chief to notify the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council that the employee meets the precertification qualifications of a fire investigator; amend KRS 15.442 to specify that a fire investigator is not eligible to participate in the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund; and create a new section of KRS Chapter 95A to define "fire investigator," and provide that the chief of a fire department may appoint a professional firefighter to be a fire investigator; amend KRS 15.382 to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2019.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- HB 96 (As Introduced) (committee substitute) — source
- HCS1 (committee substitute) — source
- Most Recent Version (committee substitute) — source
Sponsors
- B. Reed — primary (person)
- J. Sims Jr — primary (person)
- M. Hart — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2018-01-02 Introduced in House
introduction - 2018-01-04 To Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H)
referral-committee - 2018-02-02 Posted in committee
- 2018-02-07 Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
reading-1 - 2018-02-08 2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2 - 2018-02-08 Recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- 2018-03-01 Posted in committee
- 2018-03-06 Reported favorably, to Rules as a Consent Bill
- 2018-03-08 Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 9, 2018
- 2018-03-09 3rd reading, passed 84-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
reading-3, passage - 2018-03-12 Received in Senate
- 2018-03-13 To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
referral-committee - 2018-03-20 Taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
- 2018-03-20 1st reading
reading-1 - 2018-03-20 Returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
- 2018-03-21 Taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
- 2018-03-21 2nd reading
reading-2 - 2018-03-21 Returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
- 2018-03-22 Reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill
- 2018-03-27 Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
- 2018-03-29 3rd reading, passed 37-0
reading-3, passage - 2018-03-29 Received in House
- 2018-03-29 Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- 2018-03-29 Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- 2018-03-29 Delivered to Governor
- 2018-04-10 Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 128)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1c9042be-19c2-40b2-ad4e-d6f7d5c2fd55. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).