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SB 48KENTUCKYSession 2026RSState Billdead

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Kentucky Senate Bill 48 revises mandatory reentry supervision eligibility and supervision rules for inmates

Original title: AN ACT relating to mandatory reentry supervision.

Last action · February 4, 2026: received in House to Committee on Committees (H)Sponsors: Brandon Storm and 5 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Kentucky Senate Bill 48 requires the parole board to order six months before an inmate's projected sentence completion date, while expanding exclusions and updating supervision conditions. The measure applies to eligible state inmates who have not been granted .

Why it matters

Changes which incarcerated individuals are released six months early under mandatory supervision and alters the rules governing their return to prison upon supervision violations.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

inmates

Ineligible or eligible inmates experience changes in their mandatory reentry supervision timeline, exclusion criteria, and supervision conditions.

Directly affected

parole board

The board must order mandatory reentry supervision without a hearing and adopt administrative regulations establishing general conditions.

Directly affected

department

The department must use risk and needs assessment results to establish supervision terms and report program results annually.

Key Facts

The board must order mandatory reentry supervision six months prior to the projected completion date of an inmate's sentence for those not granted discretionary parole.
Inmates are ineligible for mandatory reentry supervision if they are statutorily ineligible for parole, convicted of a capital offense or Class A felony, or classified as violent offenders under KRS 439.3401.
Additional exclusions from mandatory reentry supervision include inmates with maximum or close security classifications, those sentenced to two years or less of incarceration, and those subject to KRS 532.043.
Inmates with six months or less left to serve, those recommitted for supervision violations, and those who have twice been released on mandatory reentry supervision are also excluded.

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An inmate released to mandatory reentry supervision is considered released on parole and no hearing is required for the board to order it.
The department establishes terms and conditions of supervision using risk and needs assessment results, taking into account public safety risk and treatment needs.
The period of mandatory reentry supervision concludes upon completion of the individual's minimum expiration of sentence.
Inmates who abscond from supervision and are returned to prison do not receive credit toward the remainder of their sentence for the time spent absconding.
The department must report the results of the mandatory reentry supervision program to the Legislative Research Commission by February 1 of each year.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who qualifies for mandatory reentry supervision under Senate Bill 48?

Inmates who have not been granted and who meet the eligibility criteria qualify for six months prior to their projected sentence completion date, provided they do not fall under any statutory exclusions such as violent offender status or capital offense convictions.

Do inmates receive a hearing before being ordered to mandatory reentry supervision?

No hearing is required for the board to order an inmate to .

What happens if an inmate absconds from mandatory reentry supervision?

If the board issues a warrant for absconding and the inmate is returned to prison as a violator, the inmate does not receive sentence credit for the time spent absconding.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the Senate · in the House.

Procedural history

6 actions

Feb 4, 2026HouseIntroduced
received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
Feb 3, 2026SenateFloor
3rd reading, passed 38-0
Jan 30, 2026SenateFloor
2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 03 2026
Jan 29, 2026Senate
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Jan 28, 2026SenateCommittee
to Judiciary (S)
Jan 7, 2026SenateIntroduced
introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

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