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Kentucky 2026RS

HB 529

AN ACT relating to the Parole Board and declaring an emergency.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-11 12:11:04 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Boards And Commissions, Governor, Probation And Parole
Introduced / first action
2026-01-30 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

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.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 46)

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  2. delivered to Governor

  3. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage
  4. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage
  5. received in House

  6. 3rd reading, passed 38-0

    passage, reading-3
  7. passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day

  8. posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026

  9. 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill

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

    committee-passage
  11. to Judiciary (S)

    referral-committee
  12. to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee
  13. received in Senate

  14. 3rd reading, passed 99-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

    passage, reading-3
  15. floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

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  16. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 13 2026

  17. 2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2
  18. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

    committee-passage
  19. to Judiciary (H)

    referral-committee
  20. to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee
  21. introduced in House

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