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Kentucky bills · 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky SB 208

AN ACT relating to arrest-related deaths.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

Sponsors

No sponsor recorded.

Summary

Official abstract published by the Kentucky legislature· Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 72.025 to require a post-mortem examination in deaths that occur during an arrest; create a new section of KRS Chapter 72 to require coroners to notify the Kentucky State Medical Examiner of arrest-related deaths; require publication of an annual public report; amend KRS 72.020 to conform.

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Roll-call votes

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