AN ACT relating to missing children.
Commonwealth of KentuckyKentuckyAmend KRS 16.175 to expand the criteria for determining when an Amber alert should be initiated to include when a child's disappearance may not have been voluntary and the physical safety of the child may be endangered and when a child is committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice or in the temporary custody of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, a relative, or a nonrelative placement; provide that the Act may be cited as Wynter's law.
- Status
- Engrossed
- Passed its first chamber
- Status date
- Mar 17, 2026
- 240 days ago
- Current chamber
- House of Representatives
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
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Bill details
- Last action
- to Committee on Committees (H) · Mar 17, 2026
- Pending committee
- Committee On Committees
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Subjects
- Children and Minors
- Public Safety
- Safety
- Short Titles and Popular Names
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