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.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2026
Last action Feb 27, 2026
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Feb 27, 2026
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upper
Feb 27, 2026
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introduced in Senate
upper
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