Bill Sponsor
Kentucky House Bill 305
Session 2026RS
AN ACT relating to grand jury service.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Apr 1, 2026
First Action
Jan 12, 2026
Latest Action
Apr 1, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
305
State
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
House Votes (4)
Motion Text
Final Passage
House Roll Call Votes
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Lewis C
Yes
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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.
04/01/2026
House
delivered to Governor
04/01/2026
Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
04/01/2026
House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
03/31/2026
House
passed 92-1
03/31/2026
House
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
03/31/2026
House
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
03/31/2026
House
to Rules (H)
03/31/2026
House
received in House
03/31/2026
House
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/27/2026
House
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
03/27/2026
House
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
03/26/2026
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/11/2026
Senate
to Judiciary (S)
02/12/2026
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
02/12/2026
Senate
received in Senate
02/11/2026
House
3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3)
02/11/2026
House
floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
02/10/2026
House
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
02/06/2026
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026
02/05/2026
House
2nd reading, to Rules
02/04/2026
House
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/04/2026
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
01/20/2026
House
to Judiciary (H)
01/12/2026
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
01/12/2026
House
introduced in House
Sources
Record Created
Jan 13, 2026 12:38:47 AM
Record Updated
Apr 2, 2026 1:06:34 PM