Introduced March 2, 2026
SB336
Log in to followAN ACT relating to juvenile justice, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15A to create the juvenile services fund within the Department of Juvenile Justice; appropriate money to the fund; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Plain-language summary
This bill would create a dedicated fund within the Department of Juvenile Justice to support juvenile services in Kentucky and directs a specific appropriation of public money into that fund. The emergency designation means it would take effect immediately upon becoming law rather than waiting for the standard 90-day period. It is currently under consideration in the Kentucky Senate. Who it may affect: young people involved in the juvenile justice system and the state agencies and staff who serve them.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Keturah Herron
Senator · Senate District 35
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