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 would ask Kentucky voters to decide whether to update the state constitution to fully ban slavery and forced labor in all circumstances. Currently, the Kentucky Constitution prohibits slavery except as punishment for a crime, and this amendment would close that exception. If approved by the legislature, the change would go on the ballot for Kentuckians to ratify or reject. Who it may affect: all registered Kentucky voters, who would have the final say on whether to ratify the constitutional amendment.

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