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Last action · February 20, 2025

To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

Introduced February 18, 2025

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

SJR72

A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General to create the Threat Response and Accountability Task Force to determine the chain of command and accountability matrix for a critical incident and declaring an emergency.

Direct the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General to create a Threat Response and Accountability Task Force to determine the chain of command and accountability matrix for a critical incident; establish task force membership; require the task force to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission by January 1, 2026; EMERGENCY.

Effective Dates, Emergency Emergency Medical Services General Assembly Local Government Military Affairs and Civil Defense Peace Officers and Law Enforcement Police, State Transportation Public Safety Attorney General Cities Counties Reports Mandated Task Forces, Executive Branch

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This resolution would direct the Kentucky Attorney General's office to form a task force focused on clarifying who is in charge and who is accountable when a critical incident, such as a mass casualty event or major emergency, occurs. The task force would be made up of designated members and would be required to deliver a report to the state legislature by January 1, 2026. The emergency designation means it would take effect immediately upon becoming law. Who it may affect: law enforcement agencies, first responders, and state and local government officials involved in emergency response.

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