KY HB 442
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to privacy for attorneys involved in criminal actions.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did KY HB 442 pass?
No. KY HB 442 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 (2026-03-18): to Committee on Committees (S)
What is KY HB 442 about?
Amend KRS 61.7991 to add state and federal prosecutors and public defenders to the definition of "covered person"; authorize standing for a civil action for injunctive or declaratory relief for unauthorized disclosure; provide that the removal of information does not apply to financial disclosures required under KRS Chapter 61.
Who sponsors KY HB 442?
N. Wilson is the primary sponsor of KY HB 442.
Description
Amend KRS 61.7991 to add state and federal prosecutors and public defenders to the definition of "covered person"; authorize standing for a civil action for injunctive or declaratory relief for unauthorized disclosure; provide that the removal of information does not apply to financial disclosures required under KRS Chapter 61.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-20
- Latest action
- 2026-03-18 — to Committee on Committees (S)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- N. Wilsonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-18
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-18
received in Senate
2026-03-17
3rd reading, passed 89-4 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-13
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 16 2026
2026-03-12
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-03-12
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-11
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
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
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-03-17 · pass · 89-4
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Smith: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- White: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Burke: no
- Hancock: no
- Marzian: no
- Roarx: no
- Brown: not voting
- Duvall: not voting
- Riley: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
- Wesley: not voting
- Donworth: not voting
- Osborne: not voting
Related bills
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