The House of Representatives in Frankfort, Kentucky, on Feb. 27, 2024. Photo by Arden Barnes. Photo courtesy of Kentucky Lantern.
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS
Glasgow News 1
Kentucky lawmakers have filed a bill that would bar registered sex offenders from participating in Halloween activities.
Democrats Chad Aull and Adrielle Camuel and Republican T.J. Roberts are listed as the sponsors for Kentucky House Bill 42, which would prohibit those “who committed a criminal offense against a…minor” from participating in “trick-or-treating, a costume party where minors are in attendance or any event involving the distribution of candy to minors” for 14 days before or after Oct. 31.
If passed, a violator of HB 42 would be guilty of a class A misdemeanor on the first offense — which can result in a $500 fine and one year in jail — and a class D felony on subsequent offenses. Class D felonies have a prison sentence between one and five years.
On Jan. 7 the bill was in the House Committee on Committees.
Since it is an odd-numbered year, the Kentucky General Assembly meets in a 30-day session. The legislature reconvenes on Feb. 4.
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