· KY legislature · 2026RS

AN ACT relating to pretrial release.

Amend KRS 431.066 to limit the use of money bail to certain high-risk defendants and create a preventive detention process for defendants of select risk levels and charge types; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to establish a preventive detention hearing process and define the limited circumstances in which m…

Sponsor

George Brown (D-KY)

Introduced

2026-01-12

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Latest action

to Judiciary (H)