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

Last action · February 27, 2025

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Introduced February 19, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB755

AN ACT relating to falsely reporting an incident.

Amend KRS 519.040 to enhance the offense classification and penalty for giving false information to a law enforcement officer with the intent to implicate someone else under specified circumstances.

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This bill would increase the seriousness of the charge and the punishment for knowingly giving false information to a law enforcement officer when the purpose is to wrongly implicate another person. Under current Kentucky law, this conduct is already an offense, and this bill would make the consequences more severe under certain circumstances. Who it may affect: Kentucky residents who interact with law enforcement, and individuals who could be wrongly accused based on false reports.

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