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HB671 • 2026

AN ACT relating to the protection of elected officials.

AN ACT relating to the protection of elected officials.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
S. Bratcher
Last action
2026-02-25
Official status
02/25/26: to State Government (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to the protection of elected officials.

AN ACT relating to the protection of elected officials.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to the protection of elected officials.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-25 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to State Government (H)

  2. 2026-02-18 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to the protection of elected officials.

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT relating to the protection of elected officials. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 16 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) As used in this section, "statewide-elected official" means any of the following: 5
(a) The Governor; 6
(b) The Lieutenant Governor; 7
(c) The Secretary of State; 8
(d) The Attorney General; 9
(e) The Auditor of Public Accounts; 10
(f) The State Treasurer; 11
(g) The Commissioner of Agriculture; 12
(h) A justice of the Supreme Court; 13
(i) A Court of Appeals judge; 14
(j) A Circuit Court judge; 15
(k) A District Court judge; 16
(l) A state senator of the General Assembly; or 17
(m) A state representative of the General Assembly. 18
(2) Upon receipt of a credible threat to kill or seriously injure a statewide -elected 19
official, the department or an agency designated by the department shall: 20
(a) Immediately investigate and conduct an assessment of the veracity of the 21
threat; and 22
(b) After the assessment, if it determines that the threat is a viable threat, 23
identify ways to mitigate or eliminate the threat by: 24
1. Working with local law enforcement; 25
2. Conducting arrests; 26
3. Providing security detail to the statewide -elected official who received 27
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the threat; or 1
4. Any other mitigation tactics. 2