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Kentucky 2026RS

HB 794

AN ACT relating to financial exploitation.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-11 12:11:04 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Attorney General, Banks And Financial Institutions, Corrections Impact, Crimes And Punishments, Criminal Procedure, Occupations And Professions
Introduced / first action
2026-03-02 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Amend KRS 209.990 to add persons age 65 and older to who can be a victim of exploitation; increase the amount of money lost to a person who knowingly exploits a victim from more than $300 to more than $500 and increase the penalty from a Class C felony to a Class B felony; increase the amount of money lost to a person who wantonly or recklessly exploits a victim from more than $300 to more than $500 and increase the penalty from a Class D felony to a Class C felony; increase the amount of money lost to a person who knowingly, wantonly, or recklessly exploits a victim from $300 or less to $500 or less and increase the penalty from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony; allow the Attorney General to demand the Governor of another state to surrender a person found in another state who is charged in Kentucky with exploitation; amend KRS 292.338 to require registered investment advisor representatives to complete at least 3 hours of continuing education covering financial exploitation each reporting period; amend KRS 365.245 to require a qualified person to create and maintain a record of a temporary hold, develop training policies and programs and conduct training on issues regarding financial exploitation, and develop, maintain, and enforce procedures regarding internal review before placing a temporary hold a specified adult's account.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee
  2. received in Senate

  3. 3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

    passage, reading-3
  4. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17 2026

  5. 2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2
  6. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage
  7. to Banking & Insurance (H)

    referral-committee
  8. to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee
  9. introduced in House

    introduction

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