States / Kentucky / HB 188

HB 188 Enacted

AN ACT relating to public safety.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

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