Influence-Tools/republic-os
2
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull Requests Actions Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity
Files
main
republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2026rs/hb-762.md
T
Fabio 5941153bb7 Legislation: batch B — IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN 
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-06 17:27:20 -04:00

7.7 KiB
Raw Permalink Blame History

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 criminal justice system. Amend KRS 31.010 and 31.020 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 31.030 to require the annual report filed by the Department of Public Advocacy to inform the LRC and the public of the work of all divisions of the department; amend KRS 31.110 to provide that the Department shall provide legal representation to a person who is accused of being in contempt of court for noncompliance with a court-ordered obligation only when the obligation arises out of a criminal prosecution or conviction or an action or adjudication for a public or status offense; create a new section of KRS Chapter 31 to provide that the Department of Public Advocacy shall not be appointed by a court to provide legal representation unless specifically authorized by KRS 31.110; amend KRS 31.211 to provide that any attorney providing legal representation under KRS Chapter 31 shall forward all information that indicates payment or reimbursement for services to the public advocate; amend KRS 31.215 to provide that any attorney providing legal representation under KRS Chapter 31 shall not accept fees for legal representation; create an exception for unsolicited gifts of de minimis value; amend KRS 31.219 to provide that any attorney providing legal representation under KRS Chapter 31 shall file a notice of appeal after trial if requested by his or her client; amend KRS 202A.121 to provide that an attorney appointed under KRS Chapter 202A shall be paid a fee fixed by the court not to exceed $500; direct the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet to work with the Department of Public Advocacy to develop and implement a new classification series for Department of Public Advocacy Trial Attorneys; make technical corrections. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2026RS HB 762 Kentucky HB 762 (2026RS)
bill
Attorneys
Courts
Mental Health
Public Advocate
Reports Mandated
State Agencies
enacted
B. Chester-Burton
J. Petrie
S. Dietz
3 25 3 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 openstates ocd-bill/50e5305f-83bc-4f55-8798-e72e5dfbee13 https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb762.html 48d7b93d0507bd94cafd519dce93d9cfb24b054ec311a212bcfe81363d07b5aa 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
legislation
bill
us-ky

Kentucky HB 762 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to the criminal justice system.

Amend KRS 31.010 and 31.020 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 31.030 to require the annual report filed by the Department of Public Advocacy to inform the LRC and the public of the work of all divisions of the department; amend KRS 31.110 to provide that the Department shall provide legal representation to a person who is accused of being in contempt of court for noncompliance with a court-ordered obligation only when the obligation arises out of a criminal prosecution or conviction or an action or adjudication for a public or status offense; create a new section of KRS Chapter 31 to provide that the Department of Public Advocacy shall not be appointed by a court to provide legal representation unless specifically authorized by KRS 31.110; amend KRS 31.211 to provide that any attorney providing legal representation under KRS Chapter 31 shall forward all information that indicates payment or reimbursement for services to the public advocate; amend KRS 31.215 to provide that any attorney providing legal representation under KRS Chapter 31 shall not accept fees for legal representation; create an exception for unsolicited gifts of de minimis value; amend KRS 31.219 to provide that any attorney providing legal representation under KRS Chapter 31 shall file a notice of appeal after trial if requested by his or her client; amend KRS 202A.121 to provide that an attorney appointed under KRS Chapter 202A shall be paid a fee fixed by the court not to exceed $500; direct the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet to work with the Department of Public Advocacy to develop and implement a new classification series for Department of Public Advocacy Trial Attorneys; make technical corrections.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Acts Chapter 136 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Final Passage — 86–0 (pass) · lower
  • Pass — 91–0 (pass) · lower
  • PASS HB 762 w/ SCS 1, SFA 1, SFA 2 (T) — 37–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • B. Chester-Burton — primary (person)
  • J. Petrie — primary (person)
  • S. Dietz — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House introduction
  • 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-02T05:00:00+00:00 to Judiciary (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar committee-passage
  • 2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed amendment-introduction
  • 2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 06 2026
  • 2026-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 91-0 with Floor Amendment (1) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-03-09T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2026-03-09T04:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 to Judiciary (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill amendment-introduction
  • 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 House concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 passed 86-0 passage
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
  • 2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 136) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/50e5305f-83bc-4f55-8798-e72e5dfbee13. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).

Reference in New Issue View Git Blame Copy Permalink