republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2022rs/sb-179.md

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Bill	AN ACT relating to criminal offenses committed during a declared emergency.	Amend KRS 500.080 to define "natural or man-made disaster"; amend KRS 508.025, 511.020, 511.030, 511.040, 511.060, 511.070, 511.080, 512.020, 512.030, 512.040, 514.110 and 515.020 to provide an enhanced penalty if the offense occurred during a declared emergency arising from a natural or man-made disaster and within the area covered by the emergency declaration; amend KRS 514.030 to provide that any classification of theft by unlawful taking or disposition shall be charged one level higher if the offense occurred during a declared emergency arising from a natural or man-made disaster and within the area covered by the emergency declaration; amend KRS 514.040 to provide that any classification of theft by deception shall be charged one level higher if the offense occurred during a declared emergency arising from a natural or man-made disaster and within the area covered by the emergency declaration; amend various statutes to conform.	us/states/ky	Kentucky General Assembly	2022RS	SB 179	Kentucky SB 179 (2022RS)	bill	Corrections Impact Crimes and Punishments Criminal Procedure Local Mandate Public Protection	enacted	D. Carroll J. Howell M. Wilson R. Mills W. Westerfield	3	26	4	2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00	2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/a0338078-be33-4e40-8682-599e5d11011b	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/sb179.html	ca2cb4a2d282367ba45b6a23ee95fe3becb17cad598e997eabedff9c019f45f7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ky

Kentucky SB 179 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to criminal offenses committed during a declared emergency.

Amend KRS 500.080 to define "natural or man-made disaster"; amend KRS 508.025, 511.020, 511.030, 511.040, 511.060, 511.070, 511.080, 512.020, 512.030, 512.040, 514.110 and 515.020 to provide an enhanced penalty if the offense occurred during a declared emergency arising from a natural or man-made disaster and within the area covered by the emergency declaration; amend KRS 514.030 to provide that any classification of theft by unlawful taking or disposition shall be charged one level higher if the offense occurred during a declared emergency arising from a natural or man-made disaster and within the area covered by the emergency declaration; amend KRS 514.040 to provide that any classification of theft by deception shall be charged one level higher if the offense occurred during a declared emergency arising from a natural or man-made disaster and within the area covered by the emergency declaration; amend various statutes to conform.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Acts Chapter 151 (committee substitute) — source
3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• FINAL PASS SB 179 w/ hfa1 — pass (pass) · upper
• Pass — pass (pass) · upper
• PASS SB 179 w/ scs1 — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt — fail (fail) · upper

Sponsors

• D. Carroll — primary (person)
• J. Howell — primary (person)
• M. Wilson — primary (person)
• R. Mills — primary (person)
• W. Westerfield — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in Senate introduction
• 2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
• 2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00 to Judiciary (S) referral-committee
• 2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
• 2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill reading-2
• 2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 08, 2022
• 2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 34-1 with Committee Substitute (1) passage, reading-3
• 2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 received in House
• 2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
• 2022-03-22T04:00:00+00:00 to Judiciary (H) referral-committee
• 2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar committee-passage
• 2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 25, 2022
• 2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendments (1) and (2) filed amendment-introduction
• 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading reading-3
• 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (2) defeated
• 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 passed 84-10 with Floor Amendment (1) passage
• 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
• 2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (S) referral-committee
• 2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1)
• 2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 Senate concurred in House Floor Amendment (1)
• 2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 passed 34-2 passage
• 2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
• 2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
• 2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
• 2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 151) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a0338078-be33-4e40-8682-599e5d11011b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).