Credit Ryland Barton / Kentucky Public Radio
The Kentucky House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would raise the bar for what counts as felony theft in the state.
Under current law, stealing anything worth more than $500 in Kentucky can be charged as a Class D felony, meaning it is punishable with a prison sentence of one to five years, a fine and revocation of civil rights.
Anyone in Kentucky who has been convicted of a felony in Kentucky is stripped of their right to vote, hold office and own a gun for life.
But under House Bill 126, the felony theft threshold would rise to $1,000.