Bill > HCR173

This Concurrent Resolution establishes the Kentucky Death Penalty Reform Implementation Task Force, a group comprised of various legislative leaders, state officials, legal professionals, academics, and community representatives, to develop a comprehensive strategy for implementing reforms recommended by the American Bar Association's Kentucky Death Penalty Assessment Report. This report, which analyzed death penalty cases in Kentucky since 1976, found a high error rate and significant financial burdens on the justice system, concluding that the state's administration of capital punishment was deficient. The task force is charged with determining what is necessary for full implementation of these reforms, their total cost, any required legislative changes, and a timeline for completion, with the goal of ensuring fairness and accuracy in Kentucky's death penalty system.