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Introduced
01/07/2025
01/07/2025
In Committee
02/04/2025
02/04/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/28/2025
03/28/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 29A to require the Administrative Office of the Courts, in cooperation with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, to develop a brochure, pamphlet, or other brief document that contains information for jurors regarding how to obtain mental health treatment; require a judge to provide each juror with the brochure, pamphlet, or other brief document at the conclusion of a jury trial involving an offense that would classify a person as a violent offender under KRS 439.3401; allow a judge to provide the brochure, pamphlet, or other brief document at the conclusion of any trial if the judge believes the jurors may have been traumatized by his or her service.
AI Summary
This bill creates a new requirement for the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop an informational brochure about mental health treatment resources for jurors, in collaboration with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The brochure must include information on how to access the cabinet's provider directory and will be distributed to circuit clerks across Kentucky. Specifically, judges will be mandated to provide this brochure to all jurors who have served on trials involving violent offenses as defined under KRS 439.3401, which typically relates to serious criminal cases. Additionally, judges are given discretionary power to provide the brochure to jurors in other trials where they believe the juror may have experienced trauma during their service. The goal of this legislation is to support jurors' mental health by ensuring they have access to resources and information about obtaining mental health treatment after potentially challenging jury experiences. The bill is set to take effect on January 3, 2025.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
to Judiciary (H) (on 02/04/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb100.html |
| BillText | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb100/orig_bill.pdf |
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