Scope: State (Kentucky)
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Green
Date occurred: April 2, 2026
The Kentucky General Assembly passed HB 422, an act relating to crimes and punishments, which the Governor signed into law as Acts Chapter 14. The measure is recorded as bearing on judicial branch authority.
Constitutional basis: Kentucky legislature exercising its settled power to define criminal offenses and set penalties, enacted through ordinary bicameral passage and gubernatorial signature.