FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Senate has passed a bill aimed at protecting domestic violence victims by attaching ankle monitors to track the whereabouts of alleged abusers.
The measure — dubbed Amanda's Bill in honor of a woman gunned down outside her home last year — passed 38-0 on Wednesday.
The legislation now goes back to the House for consideration of changes made to the bill in the Senate.
House Speaker Greg Stumbo, the bill's lead sponsor, said Wednesday he plans to review those changes before deciding whether to concur or seek a comopromise.
The Senate version would allow judges to order the electronic tracking devices for people who have violated domestic violence orders. The House-passed rendition would allow judges to order people named in domestic violence orders to wear the ankle monitors.
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The legislation is House Bill 1.
