Nonpartisan civic infrastructure
AllCiv·Legis1
·

HB 188

BillStateKYHouse
AN ACT relating to public safety.
About This Bill
Latest Action · Apr 3, 2026
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 28)
Session
2026RS
Introduced
Jan 7, 2026
Primary Sponsor
K. Jackson· primary

Summary

Highlight any text to annotate
Amend KRS 508.025 to expand assault in the third degree to include causing or attempting to cause physical injury to a healthcare provider in a jail, penitentiary, or local or state correctional or detention facility; amend KRS 65.1591 to add jailers, deputy jailers, and correctional officers employed by a local detention center, local correctional facility, or regional jail to the list of public safety employees eligible to participate in a peer support counseling program.

Subjects

Corrections And Correctional Facilities, StateCorrections ImpactCountiesCrime VictimsCrimes And PunishmentsHealth And Medical ServicesJails And JailersLocal GovernmentLocal MandateMental HealthOccupational Safety And Health

Co-sponsors (10)

R. Duvall · primary
D. Elliott · primary
D. Hale · primary
J. Hodgson · primary
S. Lewis · primary
S. McPherson · primary
M. Meredith · primary
K. Moser · primary
S. Riley · primary
W. Williams · primary

Take Action

Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this bill.
Annotate the text
Highlight the summary on the Overview tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.