Introduced

Passed House

Passed Senate

Became law

Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 14, 2025

To Judiciary (H)

Introduced February 12, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB5

AN ACT relating to correctional facilities.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15A, relating to juvenile detention facilities, to direct that all incarcerated youth are subject to search at any time and to require separate bathrooms and sleeping quarters for males and females; create new sections of KRS Chapter 197, relating to penitentiaries, to direct that all prisoners are subject to search at any time, require separate bathrooms and sleeping quarters for males and females, and to prohibit the Department of…

Health and Medical Services Jails and Jailers Children and Minors Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State Corrections Impact Local Mandate

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This bill would establish new rules for Kentucky's prisons, jails, and juvenile detention facilities. It requires that all incarcerated people can be searched at any time, and that bathrooms and sleeping areas be separated by sex. It also prohibits the state Department of Corrections from providing cosmetic procedures or starting cross-sex hormone treatment for prisoners. Who it may affect: incarcerated adults and youth, juvenile detainees, and staff working in state correctional and jail facilities.

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