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Last action · February 3, 2026

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Introduced January 27, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB493

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.

Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State Crimes and Punishments Jails and Jailers Corrections Impact

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This bill would update Kentucky law to make it a crime to tamper with video recording or monitoring devices inside correctional facilities. Current law covers tampering with prisoner monitoring devices, and this change would extend that protection to video surveillance equipment in jails and prisons. Who it may affect: people incarcerated in Kentucky correctional facilities, correctional officers and jail staff, and facility administrators.

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