HB671
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to define "statewide-elected official"; require the Department of Kentucky State Police to investigate a credible threat to kill or seriously injure a statewide-elected official; require the department to make an assessment of the threat after conducting an investigation; require the department, after making a determination that a threat is a viable threat, to identify ways to mitigate or eliminate the threat.
Introduced: February 18, 2026
Last action: February 25, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would require the Kentucky State Police to investigate credible threats to kill or seriously injure statewide-elected officials, such as the governor or attorney general. After investigating, the department would assess whether a threat is viable and, if so, identify ways to reduce or eliminate that threat. Who it may affect: statewide-elected officials and the Kentucky State Police.
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