HB602 • 2026

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: P. Stevenson
Last action: 2026-02-17
Official status: 02/17/26: to Judiciary (H)
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

What This Bill Does

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

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Bill History

2026-02-17 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
to Judiciary (H)
2026-02-09 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

Current Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 2048
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AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 501.030 is amended to read as follows: 3
A person is not guilty of a criminal offense unless: 4
(1) He or she has engaged in conduct which includes a voluntary act or the omission to 5
perform a duty which the law imposes upon him or he r and which he or she is 6
physically capable of performing; and 7
(2) He or she has engaged in such conduct intentionally, knowingly, wantonly or 8
recklessly as the law may require, with respect to each element of the offense, 9
except that this requirement doe s not apply to any offense which imposes absolute 10
liability, as defined in KRS 501.050. 11