Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that increases penalties for violent crimes and makes it a class B misdemeanor to "unlawfully camp" on public or private streets after a first warning in the state of Kentucky.

Highlights:

• Increases criminal felony penalties for certain violent crimes including pentilies for individual who knowingly distribute fentanyl or a drug laced with fentanyl that results in death (Sec. 5).

• Specifies it as a class B misdemeanor to "unlawfully camp" on public or private streets after a first warning in the state of Kentucky (Sec. 17).

• Exempts individuals sleeping in their cars for up to 12 hours from the aforementioned misdemeanor penalties (Sec. 17).

• Requires violent offenders to service at least 85% of their prison sentence before being eligible for probation, parole, or another form of early release (Sec. 30).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall become effective August 1, 2025 (Sec. 54).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that increases penalties for violent crimes and makes it a class B misdemeanor to "unlawfully camp" on public or private streets after a first warning in the state of Kentucky.

Highlights:

• Increases criminal felony penalties for certain violent crimes including pentilies for individual who knowingly distribute fentanyl or a drug laced with fentanyl that results in death (Sec. 5).

• Specifies it as a class B misdemeanor to "unlawfully camp" on public or private streets after a first warning in the state of Kentucky (Sec. 17).

• Exempts individuals sleeping in their cars for up to 12 hours from the aforementioned misdemeanor penalties (Sec. 17).

• Requires violent offenders to service at least 85% of their prison sentence before being eligible for probation, parole, or another form of early release (Sec. 30).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall become effective August 1, 2025 (Sec. 54).

Full Bill Text