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type: "Bill"
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title: "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."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
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legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
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session: "2018RS"
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identifier: "HB 169"
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citation: "Kentucky HB 169 (2018RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["C. Morgan", "J. Blanton", "J. Miller", "K. King", "R. Benvenuti III", "R. Mills", "S. Lee"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 39
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2018-01-10"
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last_action: "2018-04-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22bd3890-bfd4-4538-b39c-c774403d4a07"
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source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB169.htm"
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source_hash: "30bba8bf2001038925d246909eff3631e74a6a809ff3a74214fc0fbd2754a91f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
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---
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 169 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB169/orig_bill.pdf)
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2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB169/HCS1.pdf)
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3. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB169/HFA1.pdf)
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4. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB169/HFA2.pdf)
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5. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB169/HFA3.pdf)
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6. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB169/bill.pdf)
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7. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB169/SCS1.pdf)
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8. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB169/SFA1.pdf)
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## Sponsors
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- C. Morgan — primary (person)
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- J. Blanton — primary (person)
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- J. Miller — primary (person)
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- K. King — primary (person)
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- R. Benvenuti III — primary (person)
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- R. Mills — primary (person)
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- S. Lee — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-10** Introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2018-01-16** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2018-01-22** Posted in committee
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- **2018-02-07** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
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- **2018-02-08** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2018-02-08** Recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
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- **2018-03-08** Posted in committee
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- **2018-03-13** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute
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- **2018-03-13** Floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
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- **2018-03-14** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 15, 2018
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- **2018-03-14** Floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
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- **2018-03-15** 3rd reading `reading-3`
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- **2018-03-15** Floor amendments (2) and (3) defeated
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- **2018-03-15** Passed 71-17 with Committee Substitute (1)
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- **2018-03-16** Received in Senate
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- **2018-03-19** To Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-20** Taken from Judiciary (S)
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- **2018-03-20** 1st reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-03-20** Returned to Judiciary (S)
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- **2018-03-21** Taken from Judiciary (S)
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- **2018-03-21** 2nd reading `reading-2`
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- **2018-03-21** Returned to Judiciary (S)
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- **2018-03-27** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
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- **2018-03-27** Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
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- **2018-03-29** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
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- **2018-03-29** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
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- **2018-04-02** Passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
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- **2018-04-13** 3rd reading `reading-3`
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- **2018-04-13** Floor amendment (1) ruled not germane
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- **2018-04-13** Passed 21-17 with Committee Substitute (1)
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- **2018-04-13** Received in House
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- **2018-04-13** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2018-04-13** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
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- **2018-04-13** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
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- **2018-04-13** Passed 59-30
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- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
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- **2018-04-14** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
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- **2018-04-14** Delivered to Governor
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- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 202) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/22bd3890-bfd4-4538-b39c-c774403d4a07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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