KentuckyAN ACT relating to grand jury service.
What it does
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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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13signed by Governor Andy Beshear (Acts Ch. 107)Became Law
- Apr 1delivered to Governor
- Apr 1enrolled, signed by President of the SenateTo Governor
- Apr 1enrolled, signed by Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Mar 31passed 92-1Major
- Vote recorded Final Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 305 w/ SCS 1. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 31House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
- Mar 31posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- Mar 31to Rules (H)Minor
- Mar 31received in House
- Mar 313rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)Passed Senate
- Mar 27posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
- Mar 272nd reading, to Rules as a consent billMinor
- Mar 26reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)Minor
- Mar 11to Judiciary (S)Minor
- Feb 12to Committee on Committees (S)Minor
- Feb 12received in Senate
- Feb 113rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3)Passed House
- Vote recorded Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Suspend the Rules. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11floor amendment (3) filed to Committee SubstituteMinor
- Feb 10floor amendment (2) filed to Committee SubstituteMinor
- Feb 6posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026
- Feb 52nd reading, to RulesMinor
- Feb 4floor amendment (1) filed to Committee SubstituteMinor
- Feb 4reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)Minor
- Jan 20to Judiciary (H)Minor
- Jan 12to Committee on Committees (H)Minor
- Jan 12introduced in HouseIntroduced