AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

HB 676 amends Kentucky's criminal code (KRS 504.120) to replace gendered language like "his or her" with gender-neutral terms in provisions related to mental illness defenses during trials. The bill directly affects all defendants in criminal cases where mental illness is raised as a defense, ensuring the legal language applies equally regardless of gender identity. It does not change the legal options available to juries (guilty, not guilty, not guilty by reason of insanity, or guilty but mentally ill) or alter the underlying legal procedures. This is a technical update to modernize statutory language without modifying substantive legal outcomes.