KY HB 448

enacted

AN ACT relating to background checks.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did KY HB 448 pass?

Yes. KY HB 448 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-07): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 42)

What is KY HB 448 about?

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 17 to define terms and require criminal justice agencies to provide criminal history records information to requesting agencies when they are conducting a basic suitability or fitness assessment for federal or contractor employees under 5 U.S.C. sec. 9101; authorize the agency to request a fee of $25 for reimbursement of expenses related to the check from entities other than the Commonwealth; amend KRS 610.340, relating to juvenile justice records, to conform.

Who sponsors KY HB 448?

W. Williams, V. Grossl, T. Hampton are the primary sponsors of KY HB 448.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-21
Latest action: 2026-04-07 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 42)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-07
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 42)
executive-signature
2026-03-26
delivered to Governor
2026-03-26
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-26
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-26
received in House
2026-03-25
3rd reading, passed 38-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-24
passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
passage
2026-03-20
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
2026-03-19
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
reading-2
2026-03-18
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-16
to State & Local Government (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-17
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-17
received in Senate
2026-02-13
3rd reading, passed 81-8
passage,reading-3
2026-02-11
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026
2026-02-11
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-10
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-01-29
to Local Government (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-21
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-21
introduced in House
introduction

Versions

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Current/FinalCompare
Acts Chapter 42Compare

Documents

Votes

Pass
2026-02-13 · pass · 81-8
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hancock: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Banta: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Hart: yes
- Meade: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Miles: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Truett: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Gentry: yes
- King: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Koch: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Brown: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- White: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Burke: no
- Camuel: no
- Marzian: no
- Stalker: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Calloway: no
- Doan: no
- Massaroni: no
- Donworth: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- McCool: not voting
- Riley: not voting
- Roberts: not voting
- Dotson: not voting
- Maddox: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Roarx: not voting
- Willner: not voting
- Holloway: not voting
CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 448
2026-03-25 · 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

Related bills

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb448.html

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