SB 302 Kentucky Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to jails and correctional facilities.

SB 302 amends Kentucky law (KRS 441.540) to replace gendered language like "a person charged with a crime who is" with gender-neutral terms, making the existing jail transfer procedure inclusive. It makes no substantive changes to the process for moving inmates from county jails to state penitentiaries under specific safety concerns. The bill also includes minor technical corrections to the existing statute. This is a procedural update affecting how the law is written, not a change to jail operations or policies.
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Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Last action Feb 27, 2026
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