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HB422 House Bill
Passed
2026-02-25

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

Amend KRS 439.3401 to provide that a violent offender who has received a life sentence and has not been sentenced to 35 years without probation or parole or imprisonment for life without the benefit of probation or parole shall not be released on probation or parole until he or she has served at least 30 years; amend KRS 439.3406 to prohibit a person who has been convicted of a Class B felony or a person who is a violent offender who has been unanimously denied discretionary parole from qualifying for mandatory reentry supervisions; provide that the Department of Corrections shall provide an annual report on the results of the mandatory reentry supervision program to the Legislative Research Commission by February 1 of each year; amend KRS 504.150 to require a treating professional for a defendant who has received a sentence of guilty but mentally ill to file a petition for involuntary hospitalization under KRS Chapter 202A or 202B; amend KRS 532.025 to provide that if a defendant has been found guilty of intentional murder, the jury or court does not have to find any aggravating circumstance to sentence a defendant to imprisonment for life without benefit of probation or parole or imprisonment for life without benefit of probation or parole for 35 years; amend KRS 532.030 to enhance the sentence of imprisonment for life without benefit of probation or parole for 25 years to 35 years; amend KRS 532.110 to provide that sentences of a defendant convicted of 2 or more capital offenses, Class A felonies, Class B felonies, or a combination of those offenses or 2 or more violent offenses involving 2 or more victims shall run consecutively; amend various KRS sections to conform; repeal KRS 504.020 and 504.030; provide that the Act may be cited as Logan's Law.

Bill Details

State

Kentucky

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Committee

Rules

Official Source

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb422....

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Sponsors

Daniel Fister (Rep - R)
T.J. Roberts (Rep - R)
Chad Aull (Rep - D)
Shane Baker (Rep - R)
Kimberly Banta (Rep - R)
Jared Bauman (Rep - R)
Ryan Bivens (Rep - R)
John Blanton (Rep - R)
Adam Bowling (Rep - R)
Joshua Branscum (Rep - R)
Steve Bratcher (Rep - R)
George Brown (Rep - D)
Emily Callaway (Rep - R)
Josh Calloway (Rep - R)
Jennifer Henson Decker (Rep - R)
Stephanie Dietz (Rep - R)
Ryan Dotson (Rep - R)
Robert Duvall (Rep - R)
Daniel Elliott (Rep - R)
Patrick Flannery (Rep - R)
Ken Fleming (Rep - R)
Chris Freeland (Rep - R)
Chris Fugate (Rep - R)
Jim Gooch (Rep - R)
Deanna Frazier Gordon (Rep - R)
Peyton Griffee (Rep - R)
Daniel Grossberg (Rep - D)
Vanessa Grossl (Rep - R)
David Hale (Rep - R)
Mark Hart (Rep - R)
John Hodgson (Rep - R)
Kimberly Holloway (Rep - R)
Thomas Huff (Rep - R)
Mary Imes (Rep - R)
Kevin Jackson (Rep - R)
DJ Johnson (Rep - R)
Kim King (Rep - R)
Matthew Koch (Rep - R)
Chris Lewis (Rep - R)
Derek Lewis (Rep - R)
Scott Lewis (Rep - R)
Matt Lockett (Rep - R)
Candy Massaroni (Rep - R)
Bobby McCool (Rep - R)
Shawn McPherson (Rep - R)
David Meade (Rep - R)
Kimberly Moser (Rep - R)
Amy Neighbors (Rep - R)
Jason Nemes (Rep - R)
David Osborne (Rep - R)
J.T. Payne (Rep - R)
Michael Pollock (Rep - R)
Marianne Proctor (Rep - R)
Rebecca Raymer (Rep - R)
Steve Riley (Rep - R)
Scott Sharp (Rep - R)
Tom Smith (Rep - R)
Nancy Tate (Rep - R)
Walker Thomas (Rep - R)
Aaron Thompson (Rep - R)
James Tipton (Rep - R)
Timmy Truett (Rep - R)
Billy Wesley (Rep - R)
Mitch Whitaker (Rep - R)
Richard White (Rep - R)
Wade Williams (Rep - R)
Nicolas Wilson (Rep - R)
Susan Tyler Witten (Rep - R)

Action History

2026-03-31 H posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
2026-03-31 H to Rules (H)
2026-03-31 H received in House
2026-03-31 S 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
2026-03-27 S posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
2026-03-27 S 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
2026-03-26 S floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2026-03-26 S reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-24 S to Judiciary (S)
2026-02-25 S to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-02-25 S received in Senate
2026-02-24 H 3rd reading, passed 93-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-02-23 H posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 24 2026
2026-02-19 H 2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-18 H reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-01-27 H to Judiciary (H)
2026-01-16 H to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-16 H introduced in House

Votes

2026-02-24 House: Veto Override RCS# 136 Yea: 93 Nay: 1
2026-03-31 Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4085 Yea: 38 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-16 H Committee On Committees
2026-01-27 H Judiciary
2026-02-19 H Rules
2026-02-25 S Committee on Committees
2026-03-24 S Judiciary
2026-03-27 S Rules
2026-03-31 H Rules

Amendments

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Bill Text Versions

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Subjects

Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State Crimes and Punishments Criminal Procedure Mental Health Probation and Parole Public Safety Reports Mandated Short Titles and Popular Names Corrections Impact

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