KY HB 305
enactedAN ACT relating to grand jury service.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 305 pass?
Yes. KY HB 305 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 107)
What is KY HB 305 about?
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.
Who sponsors KY HB 305?
T. Roberts, D. Grossberg, B. Chester-Burton and 3 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 305.
Description
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.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-12
- Latest action
- 2026-04-13 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 107)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- T. Robertsprimary
- D. Grossbergprimary
- B. Chester-Burtonprimary
- K. Bantaprimary
- J. Callowayprimary
- C. Massaroniprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-13
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 107)
executive-signature
2026-04-01
delivered to Governor
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-31
passed 92-1
passage
2026-03-31
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-31
received in House
2026-03-31
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-27
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
2026-03-27
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
reading-2
2026-03-26
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-11
to Judiciary (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-12
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-12
received in Senate
2026-02-11
3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-11
floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-02-10
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-02-06
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026
2026-02-05
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-04
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-02-04
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-01-20
to Judiciary (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-12
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-12
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Suspend the Rules
2026-02-11 · pass · 83-0
Member-level votes (101)
- Aull: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hancock: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Baker: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- White: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Brown: not voting
- Gentry: not voting
- Lehman: not voting
- Roarx: not voting
- Thompson: not voting
- Burke: not voting
- Gordon: not voting
- Marzian: not voting
- Stevenson P: not voting
- Wesley: not voting
- Donworth: not voting
- Hart: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Willner: not voting
- Dotson: not voting
- Kulkarni: not voting
- Commonwealth of Kentucky: not voting
Pass
2026-02-11 · pass · 93-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Brown: not voting
- Dotson: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Thompson: not voting
- Donworth: not voting
- Hart: not voting
CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 305 w/ SCS 1
2026-03-31 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
Final Passage
2026-03-31 · pass · 92-1
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- White: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Stevenson P: no
- Calloway: not voting
- Koch: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
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