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HB305 House Bill
Passed
2026-02-12

AN ACT relating to grand jury service.

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.

Bill Details

State

Kentucky

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb305....

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Sponsors

Candy Massaroni (Rep - R)
Josh Calloway (Rep - R)
Kimberly Banta (Rep - R)
Beverly Chester-Burton (Rep - D)
Daniel Grossberg (Rep - D)
T.J. Roberts (Rep - R)

Action History

2026-03-31 H passed 92-1
2026-03-31 H House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31 H posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31 H to Rules (H)
2026-03-31 H received in House
2026-03-31 S 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-27 S posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
2026-03-27 S 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
2026-03-26 S reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-11 S to Judiciary (S)
2026-02-12 S to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-02-12 S received in Senate
2026-02-11 H 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3)
2026-02-11 H floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
2026-02-10 H floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
2026-02-06 H posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026
2026-02-05 H 2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-04 H floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2026-02-04 H reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-01-20 H to Judiciary (H)
2026-01-12 H to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-12 H introduced in House

Votes

2026-02-11 House: Veto Override RCS# 79 Yea: 83 Nay: 0
2026-02-11 House: Veto Override RCS# 80 Yea: 93 Nay: 0
2026-03-31 Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4047 Yea: 38 Nay: 0
2026-03-31 House: Veto Override RCS# 398 Yea: 92 Nay: 1

Committee Referrals

2026-01-12 H Committee On Committees
2026-01-20 H Judiciary
2026-02-05 H Rules
2026-02-12 S Committee on Committees
2026-03-11 S Judiciary
2026-03-27 S Rules
2026-03-31 H Rules

Amendments

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Bill Text Versions

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Subjects

Corrections Impact Local Mandate Courts Crimes and Punishments Criminal Procedure

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