HB422
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Amend KRS 439.3401 to provide that a violent offender who has received a life sentence and has not been sentenced to 35 years without probation or parole or imprisonment for life without the benefit of probation or parole shall not be released on probation or parole until he or she has served at least 30 years; amend KRS 439.3406 to prohibit a person who has been convicted of a Class B felony or a person…
Introduced: January 16, 2026
Last action: April 2, 2026
In effect since July 15, 2026
Acts from the 2026 Regular Session that don't carry an emergency clause or set their own effective date took effect 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).
Plain-language summary
This law, called Logan's Law, makes significant changes to how Kentucky handles sentencing and parole for violent offenders. It requires people convicted of certain violent crimes to serve longer minimum prison terms before becoming eligible for parole, and it limits some offenders from qualifying for early supervised release. It also changes how courts sentence people found guilty but mentally ill and requires that sentences for multiple serious felonies be served back to back rather than…
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