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KentuckyHB 1882026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

AN ACT relating to public safety.

Sponsored By: Kevin Jackson (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Stronger penalties for assaults on public servants

Assaulting many on-duty public servants is a Class D felony. Covered groups include peace officers; jail and juvenile facility staff; healthcare workers on hospital, clinic, or long-term care premises; social workers; EMS; firefighters; rescue squad members; probation and parole officers; inmate transport officers; and school employees and volunteers. During a declared disaster emergency in the impacted area, the offense becomes a Class C felony. A person confined in a jail or certain state facilities who injures staff or throws bodily fluids at them commits a Class D felony. Making a peace officer contact saliva, vomit, mucus, blood, semen, urine, or feces is a Class B misdemeanor, or a Class A misdemeanor if the adult knows they have a serious communicable disease and evidence shows that contact likely spreads it.

Confidential peer support for public safety workers

Public agencies can set up peer support counseling for public safety employees. Covered jobs include police, jailers and correctional officers, firefighters, certified 911 telecommunicators, and licensed EMS. Peer support specialists are trained public safety employees. Peer support talks are confidential and legally privileged in cases. Disclosure is allowed for suicide plans, imminent serious harm, required abuse reports, admissions of crimes, or when law requires it. Agencies may use anonymous data for research, and observations learned outside a session are not covered.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Kevin Jackson

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Daniel Elliott

    Republican • House

  • David Hale

    Republican • House

  • John Hodgson

    Republican • House

  • Kimberly Poore Moser

    Republican • House

  • Michael Meredith

    Republican • House

  • Robert Duvall

    Republican • House

  • Chris Lewis

    Republican • House

  • Shawn McPherson

    Republican • House

  • Steve Riley

    Republican • House

  • Wade Williams

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 135 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/25/2026

3rd reading, passed

Yes: 38 • No: 0

House vote • 2/5/2026

3rd reading, passed

Yes: 97 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Amend Section 1 to include assaults committed against healthcare providers in facilities which provide for the care, treatment, or detention of juveniles charged with or adjudicated delinquent because of a public offense or as youthful offenders.

    4/3/2026

  2. K. Jackson

    4/3/2026

  3. Sponsor

    4/3/2026

  4. signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 28)

    4/3/2026

  5. delivered to Governor

    3/26/2026

  6. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    3/26/2026

  7. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    3/26/2026

  8. received in House

    3/26/2026House

  9. 3rd reading, passed 38-0

    3/25/2026

  10. posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 25 2026

    3/24/2026

  11. 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill

    3/20/2026

  12. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar

    3/19/2026

  13. to Judiciary (S)

    3/16/2026Senate

  14. to Committee on Committees (S)

    2/6/2026Senate

  15. received in Senate

    2/6/2026Senate

  16. 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Floor Amendment (1)

    2/5/2026

  17. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 05 2026

    2/4/2026

  18. floor amendment (1) filed

    2/3/2026

  19. 2nd reading, to Rules

    1/29/2026

  20. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    1/28/2026

  21. to Judiciary (H)

    1/14/2026House

  22. to Committee on Committees (H)

    1/7/2026House

  23. introduced in House

    1/7/2026House

Bill Text

  • Current

    2/5/2026

    PDF

  • Introduced

    2/5/2026

    PDF

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