AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.
Summary
Amend KRS 218A.1410, 218A.1412, and 218A.142 to enhance the penalty for importing or trafficking carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives from a minimum of 50 percent of the sentence served to a minimum of 85 percent of the sentence served and establish prohibition against the use of pretrial diversion for those criminal offenses.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 5, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 14, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 130)
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 30-3
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Committee
to Judiciary (S)
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 82-12 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 5, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
26 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bart Rowland
RRepublican
P
Bill Wesley
RRepublican
P
Brandon Reed
RRepublican
P
C. Ed Massey
RRepublican
P
Chris Freeland
RRepublican
P
Chris Fugate
RRepublican
P
Danny Bentley
RRepublican
P
David Hale
RRepublican
P
Derek Lewis
RRepublican
P
Jennifer Decker
RRepublican
P
John Blanton
RRepublican
P
Ken Upchurch
RRepublican
P
Kevin Bratcher
RRepublican
P
Killian Timoney
RRepublican
P
Kim King
RRepublican
P
Nancy Tate
RRepublican
P
Randy Bridges
RRepublican
P
Regina Huff
RRepublican
P
Richard Heath
RRepublican
P
Russell Webber
RRepublican
P
Ryan Dotson
RRepublican
P
Steve Riley
RRepublican
P
Steve Sheldon
RRepublican
P
Susan Westrom
DDemocratic
P
Tom Smith
RRepublican
P
Walker Thomas
RRepublican
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