Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB529: AN ACT relating to the Parole Board and declaring an emergency.
Status: Signed into law, April 7, 2026
Amend KRS 439.320 to establish a term of 4 years for members of the Parole Board; allow the Governor to extend a term not more than 1 year if the expiration of the term causes more than 2 terms to expire in the same calendar year; allow the board to utilize panels of 2 or more members for parole and final parole revocation hearings; amend KRS 439.340 to change the time for parole review eligibility to 180 or more days to serve.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Parole Board.
From the committee substitute text:
AN ACT relating to the Parole Board. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 439.320 is amended to read as follows: (1) (a) The Governor shall appoint a Parole Board consisting of nine (9) full-time members to be confirmed by the Senate in accordance with KRS 11.160. (b) The Governor shall make each appointment from a list of three (3) names given to him or her by the Kentucky State Corrections Commission. (c) Each member appointed to the board shall have had at least five (5) years of actual experience in the field of penology, correction work, law enforcement, sociology, law, education, social work, medicine, or a combination of those fields[thereof], or have served at least five (5) years previously on the Parole Board. (d) No more than six (6) board members shall be of the same political party. (e) The board shall be attached to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet for administrative purposes only. The department[ of Corrections] shall provide any clerical, stenographic, administrative, and expert staff assistance the board deems necessary to carry out its duties. (2) The Governor shall designate one (1) member as chairperson of the board. The member designated as chairperson shall serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the Governor or until his or …
Sponsors
- Daniel Elliott (R, HD-054) · primary sponsor
- Jason Nemes (R, HD-033)
- George Brown (D, HD-077)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 46)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : received in House
- : 3rd reading, passed 38-0
- : passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
- : posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
Votes
- Senate: Floor Vote RSN# 4010 (March 25, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 107 (February 18, 2026): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Governor, Boards And Commissions, Probation And Parole
Common questions
- What is HB529?
- HB529 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to the Parole Board and declaring an emergency.
- What does HB529 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Parole Board.
- What is the status of HB529?
- Signed into law as of April 7, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 46) (April 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB529?
- Daniel Elliott (R, HD-054), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB529?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb529.html
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