KY HB305 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on April 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 107)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on April 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 107)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
AN ACT relating to grand jury service.
Sponsors
| Rep. Candy Massaroni [R] | Rep. Josh Calloway [R] | Rep. Kimberly Banta [R] | Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D] |
| Rep. Daniel Grossberg [D] | Rep. T.J. Roberts [R] |
Roll Calls
2026-03-31 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 398 (Y: 92 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4047 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 80 (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 79 (Y: 83 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 17) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4047 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 80 (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 79 (Y: 83 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 17) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | House | signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 107) |
| 2026-04-01 | House | delivered to Governor |
| 2026-04-01 | House | enrolled, signed by President of the Senate |
| 2026-04-01 | House | enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House |
| 2026-03-31 | House | passed 92-1 |
| 2026-03-31 | House | House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) |
| 2026-03-31 | House | posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) |
| 2026-03-31 | House | to Rules (H) |
| 2026-03-31 | House | received in House |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026 |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | to Judiciary (S) |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | to Committee on Committees (S) |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | received in Senate |
| 2026-02-11 | House | 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3) |
| 2026-02-11 | House | floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute |
| 2026-02-10 | House | floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute |
| 2026-02-06 | House | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026 |
| 2026-02-05 | House | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| 2026-02-04 | House | floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute |
| 2026-02-04 | House | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) |
| 2026-01-20 | House | to Judiciary (H) |
| 2026-01-12 | House | to Committee on Committees (H) |
| 2026-01-12 | House | introduced in House |
