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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky bill mandates state investigation and security response for credible threats against statewide-elected officials and judges
Last action · February 25, 2026: to State Government (H)Sponsors: Steve Bratcher and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky House Bill 671 requires the department or a designated agency to immediately investigate credible threats to kill or seriously injure s, judges, and legislators, and to execute mitigation measures if the threat is deemed viable.
Establishes a mandatory state-level threat assessment and protection protocol for all major state officials, judges, and members of the General Assembly upon receipt of serious threats.
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.
Statewide-elected officials and judges
They are eligible to receive mandatory state threat investigations, threat assessments, and security mitigation measures upon receipt of a credible threat.
Local law enforcement agencies
They may be required to coordinate with state departments to mitigate or eliminate threats against elected officials.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 25, 2026HouseCommitteeto State Government (H)
- Feb 18, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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