AN ACT relating to hate crimes.

Summary

HB 511 lets judges label a crime as a hate crime when bias against race, religion, sexual orientation, political belief, national origin, or a victim’s role as a police, fire or EMS worker was a primary motive, and uses that finding to affect probation or parole. It also requires the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to set mandatory training on topics like domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual assault, and hate‑bias crimes for all new and in‑service officers. Finally, it forces officers to note possible bias motivations on every uniform offense report.

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