Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB302: AN ACT relating to jails and correctional facilities.
Status: In committee, February 27, 2026
Amend KRS 441.540 to insert gender-neutral language; make technical corrections.
What the bill says
An act relating to jails and correctional facilities.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to jails and correctional facilities. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 441.540 is amended to read as follows: (1) If there exists threatened violence or intense feeling and public indignation against a person charged with a crime who is[and] in the custody of an officer, and the Circuit Judge of the county that has jurisdiction of the offense charged is of the opinion that the person cannot be safely kept in the jail in that county, the Circuit Judge, with the consent of the Governor, may order the[such] person removed for safekeeping to the state penitentiary most convenient to the county having jurisdiction of the offense charged. (2) In the absence of the Circuit Judge from the county, the District Judge of the county may exercise the powers conferred by this section upon the Circuit Judge. (3) The officer who makes the removal shall be entitled to the actual expenses incurred in making the removal, and the officer[in addition he] shall also receive a fee of five dollars ($5) per day for himself or herself, and two and one-half dollars ($2.50) per day each for not more than two (2) guards. (4) (a) The claim for fees and expenses shall be presented for approval to the Circuit Court …
Sponsors
- Keturah Herron (D, SD-035) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : introduced in Senate
Subjects: Corrections And Correctional Facilities, State, Technical Corrections, Jails And Jailers
Common questions
- What is SB302?
- SB302 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to jails and correctional facilities.
- What does SB302 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to jails and correctional facilities.
- What is the status of SB302?
- In committee as of February 27, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (February 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB302?
- Keturah Herron (D, SD-035).
- Where is the official record for SB302?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb302.html
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