Amend KRS 508.025 to expand assault in the third degree to include causing or attempting to cause physical injury to a healthcare provider in a jail, penitentiary, or local or state correctional or detention facility; amend KRS 65.1591 to add jailers, deputy jailers, and correctional officers employed by a local detention center, local correctional facility, or regional jail to the list of public safety employees eligible to participate in a peer support counseling program.
- Chamber
- House
- Introduced
- Jan 7, 2026
- Last action
- Apr 3, 2026 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 28)
- Session
- 2026RS
- Momentum
- 100 · Very high