AN ACT relating to sexual offenses against children.

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Overview Bill text 1 History 3 Sponsors

Amend KRS 510.040, 510.070, and 510.110 to provide that rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, and sexual abuse in the first degree shall be capital offenses when the victim is under 12 years old; amend KRS 532.025 to conform.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Jan 15, 2026
Last action: Jan 23, 2026 — to Judiciary (H)
Session: 2026RS
Momentum: 33 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 12%, measured from KY's completed sessions
Momentum -4 33/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 261 days quiet

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