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HB 305

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AN ACT relating to grand jury service.
About This Bill
Latest Action · Apr 13, 2026
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 107)
Session
2026RS
Introduced
Jan 12, 2026
Primary Sponsor
C. Massaroni· primary

Summary

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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.

Subjects

Corrections ImpactCourtsCrimes And PunishmentsCriminal ProcedureLocal Mandate

Co-sponsors (5)

J. Calloway · primary
K. Banta · primary
B. Chester-Burton · primary
D. Grossberg · primary
T. Roberts · primary

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