AN ACT relating to hate crimes.

Repeal and reenact KRS 532.031 to define "gender identity or expression"; list the actions that qualify as hate crimes; list the actual or perceived characteristics a person must have in order to qualify as a victim of a hate crime; outline penalties for a person guilty of a hate crime; set forth criteria for seeking an enhanced sentence; amend KRS 15.334 to add characteristics of a victim to be considered when determining the cause of…

Introduced: February 5, 2025

Last action: February 7, 2025

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This bill rewrites Kentucky's hate crime law to spell out which actions count as hate crimes, list the personal characteristics that can make someone a target, and set penalties including the possibility of a longer sentence. It also lets victims sue in civil court for damages no matter how a related criminal case turns out, and requires law enforcement officers to receive hate crime training and their agencies to have written hate crime policies in…

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