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Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 48: AN ACT relating to mandatory reentry supervision.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 48 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky Senate on January 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to mandatory reentry supervision. Primary sponsor: Brandon Storm (Republican), Danny Carroll (Republican), Matt Deneen (Republican), Don Douglas (Republican), Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), Mike Wilson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2026): to Committee on Committees (H).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Amend KRS 439.3406 to prohibit an inmate from qualifying for mandatory reentry supervision if the inmate has previously been convicted of 2 or more offenses that would classify him or her as a violent offender under KRS 439.3401 or has been recommitted to prison for a violation of probation, shock probation, parole, or conditional discharge; require the Department of Corrections to produce an annual report on the results of the mandatory reentry supervision program by February 1 of each year.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brandon StormPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Danny CarrollPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Matt DeneenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Don DouglasPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Lindsey TichenorPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Mike WilsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate32

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. to Committee on Committees (H)
  2. received in House
  3. 3rd reading, passed 38-0
  4. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 03 2026
  5. 2nd reading, to Rules
  6. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
  7. to Judiciary (S)
  8. to Committee on Committees (S)
  9. introduced in Senate

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source