AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 25 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime.

This bill proposes a change to Kentucky's constitution that would ban slavery and involuntary servitude in all circumstances. Currently, the state constitution allows these practices as punishment for a crime. If passed by the legislature, the proposed change would go to Kentucky voters to approve or reject. Who it may affect: all Kentucky voters, who would have the final say on whether to ratify this constitutional amendment.

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