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Kentucky bills · 2026 Regular Session

Kentucky HB 305

AN ACT relating to grand jury service.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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No sponsor recorded.

Summary

Official abstract published by the Kentucky legislature· Summary of Original Version

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.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 31, 2026
House		Final PassagepassSet your home in Kentucky to see
Mar 31, 2026
House		CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 305 w/ SCS 1passSet your home in Kentucky to see
Feb 11, 2026
House		Suspend the RulespassSet your home in Kentucky to see
Feb 11, 2026
House		PasspassSet your home in Kentucky to see

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