KY HB 434
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to posthumous name changes.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did KY HB 434 pass?
No. KY HB 434 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-28): to Judiciary (H)
What is KY HB 434 about?
Amend KRS 401.010 to allow a family member of a deceased person to posthumously change the deceased person's name if the name is the result of marriage to a person arrested for or charged with committing an offense intentionally, knowingly, or wantonly, which resulted in the death of the deceased; provide that the order of priority of family members is the same as in KRS 367.93117.
Who sponsors KY HB 434?
T. Roberts, J. Decker, V. Grossl are the primary sponsors of KY HB 434.
Description
Amend KRS 401.010 to allow a family member of a deceased person to posthumously change the deceased person's name if the name is the result of marriage to a person arrested for or charged with committing an offense intentionally, knowingly, or wantonly, which resulted in the death of the deceased; provide that the order of priority of family members is the same as in KRS 367.93117.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-20
- Latest action
- 2026-01-28 — to Judiciary (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- T. Robertsprimary
- J. Deckerprimary
- V. Grosslprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-28
to Judiciary (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-20
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-20
introduced in House
introduction
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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