After many years of effort, and several weeks of intense policy work and educating, the State Senate made history by hearing a felony expungement bill for the first time on the Senate floor, and passed it 33-5. House Bill 40 is now heading back to the House for concurrence, which we expect to happen immediately. Governor Bevin has already committed to....
A few weeks ago I wrote about the broader policy work on felony expungement. That work has continued to develop over the course of the 2016 session and reached a fever pitch on March 17th when, for the first time, such a bill was heard before a Senate committee....
We are investing in tomorrow by facing head-on the problems of today. Have a look at the Senate budget draft here...
During the course of the session there are bills that cover different topics that orbit around us. Some of these bills orbit at different speeds and some have more gravitational pull than others, drawing more support from legislators or conversely drawing additional ire from them.
The Marsy’s Law for Kentucky legislation would place a constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2016, which if ratified by the voters, would ensure that victims of crime are afforded the same constitutional rights as the accused and convicted....
