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Kentucky 2026RS

HB 305

AN ACT relating to grand jury service.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-09 08:11:05 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Corrections Impact, Courts, Crimes And Punishments, Criminal Procedure, Local Mandate
Introduced / first action
2026-01-12 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 29A to establish that a person present at any part of a grand jury proceeding shall not knowingly record the proceeding or disclose any information gathered while present during a proceeding; amend KRS 29A.990 to establish the penalty for knowingly recording or disclosing information gathered at a grand jury proceeding as a Class A misdemeanor unless the person is a public servant as defined in KRS 519.010, in which case it is a Class D felony; amend KRS 500.050 to provide that a misdemeanor violation of knowingly recording or disclosing information gathered at a grand jury proceeding shall be prosecuted within 10 years after the act is committed.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 107)

    executive-signature

  2. delivered to Governor

  3. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  4. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  5. passed 92-1

    passage

  6. House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)

  7. posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)

  8. to Rules (H)

    referral-committee

  9. received in House

  10. 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

    passage, reading-3

  11. posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026

  12. 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill

    reading-2

  13. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage

  14. to Judiciary (S)

    referral-committee

  15. to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  16. received in Senate

  17. 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3)

    passage, reading-3

  18. floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute

    amendment-introduction

  19. floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute

    amendment-introduction

  20. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026

  21. 2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  22. floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

    amendment-introduction

  23. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage

  24. to Judiciary (H)

    referral-committee

  25. to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  26. introduced in House

    introduction

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