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HB493

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AN ACT relating to tampering with a prisoner monitoring device.

Amend KRS 519.070 to include tampering with video recording or video monitoring devices in a correctional facility.

Introduced: January 27, 2026

Last action: February 3, 2026

To Judiciary (H)
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This bill would update Kentucky law to make it a crime to tamper with video recording or video monitoring devices inside correctional facilities. Currently, the law covers tampering with prisoner monitoring devices, and this change would extend those same protections to video equipment used to oversee inmates. Who it may affect: people incarcerated in Kentucky correctional facilities, correctional facility staff, and facility administrators.

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Jan 27, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 27, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 3, 2026 · House
To Judiciary (H)

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Jared Bauman

Representative · House District 028

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jared.bauman@kylegislature.gov
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