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COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY FISCAL NOTE STATEMENT
LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION
2025 REGULAR SESSION
MEASURE
2025 BR NUMBER 1195 HOUSE BILL NUMBER 201 GA
TITLE AN ACT relating to theft by failure to make required disposition of property.
SPONSOR Representative Matt Lockett
FISCAL SUMMARY
STATE FISCAL IMPACT: YES NO UNCERTAIN
OTHER FISCAL STATEMENT (S) THAT MAY APPLY: ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS
LOCAL MANDATE CORRECTIONS IMPACT HEALTH BENEFIT MANDATE STATE
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN IMPACT
APPROPRIATION UNIT(S) IMPACTED: Corrections
FUND(S) IMPACTED: GENERAL ROAD FEDERAL RESTRICTED
FISCAL ESTIMATES 2024-2025 2025-2026 ANNUAL IMPACT AT FULL
IMPLEMENTATION
REVENUES
EXPENDITURES (Indeterminable) (Indeterminable)
NET EFFECT Indeterminable Indeterminable
( ) indicates a decrease/negative
PURPOSE OF MEASURE: House Bill (HB) 201 GA narrows the scope of what constitutes
failure to make required disposition of property received as it relates to felony convictions.
FISCAL EXPLANATION : HB 201 GA would limit the scope of KRS 514.070(1) to property
that does not have an option to purchase. By narrowing the scope of applicable criteria, there is
potential for a reduction in convictions that result in Class D and C felonies. While there is a
potential for cost savings, the number of convictions that will materialize is unknown and not
anticipated to amount to many. Each Class D felony and eligible Class C felony conviction
avoided will result in cost avoidance to the Department of Corrections in the amount of $17,300
annually if the offender would have been housed in a county jail, or $44,800 if the offender has
not been eligible to be housed in a county jail and would instead have been housed in a state
prison.
DATA SOURCE(S): LRC Staff
PREPARER: Zach Ireland NOTE NUMBER: 145 REVIEW: JMR DATE: 3/5/2025