KY HB 478
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to hate crimes.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 478 pass?
No. KY HB 478 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-30): to Judiciary (H)
What is KY HB 478 about?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to provide an enhanced term of imprisonment for any defendant convicted of certain crimes if the defendant intentionally committed the offense because of a person's actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, mental or physical disability, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation; amend KRS 15.334 and 17.1523 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create the offense of using hate symbols to intimidate; repeal KRS 49.320 and 532.03, relating to hate crimes.
Who sponsors KY HB 478?
D. Grossberg is the primary sponsor of KY HB 478.
Description
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to provide an enhanced term of imprisonment for any defendant convicted of certain crimes if the defendant intentionally committed the offense because of a person's actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, mental or physical disability, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation; amend KRS 15.334 and 17.1523 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 508 to create the offense of using hate symbols to intimidate; repeal KRS 49.320 and 532.03, relating to hate crimes.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-22
- Latest action
- 2026-01-30 — to Judiciary (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- D. Grossbergprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-30
to Judiciary (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-22
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-22
introduced in House
introduction
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Related bills
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