Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB422: AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.
Status: Signed into law, April 2, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act relating to crimes and punishments.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 439.3406 is amended to read as follows: (1) The board shall order mandatory reentry supervision six (6) months prior to the projected completion date of an inmate's sentence for an inmate who has not been granted discretionary parole. (2) [The provisions of subsection (1) of ]This section shall not apply to an inmate (b) Has been convicted of a capital offense or a Class A felony; (c) Has previously been convicted of two (2) or more offenses that would classify him or her as a violent offender under KRS 439.3401; (d) Has a maximum or close security classification as defined by administrative regulations promulgated by the department; (e)[(d)] Has been sentenced to two (2) years or less of incarceration; (f)[(e)] Is subject to the provisions of KRS 532.043; (g)[(f)] Has six (6) months or less to be served after his or her sentencing by a court[ or recommitment to prison for a violation of probation, shock probation, parole, or conditional discharge]; (h)[(g)] Has been[If] recommitted to prison for a violation of probation, shock probation, parole, or conditional discharge[, has not served at least six (6) months since being recommitted]; or (i)[(h)] Has twice been released on mandatory reentry …
Sponsors
- Daniel Fister (R, HD-056) · primary sponsor
- T.J. Roberts (R, HD-066)
- Chad Aull (D, HD-079)
- Shane Baker (R, HD-085)
- Kimberly Banta (R, HD-063)
- Jared Bauman (R, HD-028)
- Ryan Bivens (R, HD-024)
- John Blanton (R, HD-092)
- Adam Bowling (R, HD-087)
- Josh Branscum (R, HD-083)
- Steve Bratcher (R, HD-025)
- George Brown (D, HD-077)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 14)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : passed 87-3
- : House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
- : posted for passage for concurrence in Senate
- : posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
- : to Rules (H)
- : received in House
Votes
- House: Final Passage RCS# 417 (April 1, 2026): 87 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Senate: PASS HB 422 w/ SCS 1, SFA 1 (SCS 1) RSN# 4085 (March 31, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 136 (February 24, 2026): 93 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Short Titles And Popular Names, Criminal Procedure, Crimes And Punishments, Reports Mandated, Corrections And Correctional Facilities, State, Public Safety, Corrections Impact, Probation And Parole
Common questions
- What is HB422?
- HB422 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.
- What does HB422 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to crimes and punishments.
- What is the status of HB422?
- Signed into law as of April 2, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 14) (April 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB422?
- Daniel Fister (R, HD-056), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB422?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb422.html
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