KY HB 567
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to open records.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 567 pass?
No. KY HB 567 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 (2026-04-15): recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
What is KY HB 567 about?
Amend KRS 61.870 to change the definition of "resident of the Commonwealth"; amend KRS 61.872 to allow the official custodian of public records to require government-issued photo identification that includes an address from an applicant requesting to inspect records as proof that they are a resident of the Commonwealth; allow the agency to require a different form of identification or proof if the applicant does not possess photo identification; amend KRS 61.876 to conform.
Who sponsors KY HB 567?
P. Flannery is the primary sponsor of KY HB 567.
Description
Amend KRS 61.870 to change the definition of "resident of the Commonwealth"; amend KRS 61.872 to allow the official custodian of public records to require government-issued photo identification that includes an address from an applicant requesting to inspect records as proof that they are a resident of the Commonwealth; allow the agency to require a different form of identification or proof if the applicant does not possess photo identification; amend KRS 61.876 to conform.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-05
- Latest action
- 2026-04-15 — recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
- Advisory Boards, Commissions, And Committees
- Boards And Commissions
- Business Entities And Organizations
- Cities
- Counties
- Education, Elementary And Secondary
- Local Government
- Local Mandate
- Public Records And Reports
- Special Districts
- Special Purpose Governmental Entities
- State Agencies
- State Employees
- Universities And Colleges
Sponsors
- P. Flanneryprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-15
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-04-01
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-01
received in House
2026-04-01
passed 28-6 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (5) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
passage
2026-04-01
floor amendment (4) withdrawn
2026-04-01
floor amendment (3) withdrawn
2026-04-01
floor amendment (1) withdrawn
2026-04-01
committee amendment (1) withdrawn
2026-04-01
3rd reading
reading-3
2026-03-31
floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-03-31
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
passage
2026-03-27
Floor Amendments (3) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute and Floor Amendment (2-title) filed to bill
amendment-introduction
2026-03-27
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
passage
2026-03-26
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction
2026-03-26
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
passage
2026-03-26
placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-26
taken from Rules
2026-03-26
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
committee-passage
2026-03-25
returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
2026-03-25
2nd reading
reading-2
2026-03-25
taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
2026-03-24
returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
2026-03-24
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-24
taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
2026-03-24
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-16
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-16
received in Senate
2026-03-13
3rd reading, passed 71-19 with Floor Amendment (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-11
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026
2026-03-02
floor amendment (1) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-02-27
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-26
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-02-12
to State Government (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-05
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-05
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-03-13 · pass · 71-19
Member-level votes (101)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hampton: yes
- McCool: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Payne: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Bojanowski: no
- Donworth: no
- Holloway: no
- Moore: no
- Stalker: no
- Brown: no
- Gentry: no
- Maddox: no
- Proctor: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Camuel: no
- Grossberg: no
- Marzian: no
- Roarx: no
- Watkins: no
- Doan: no
- Hancock: no
- Massaroni: no
- Roberts: no
- Burke: not voting
- Hart: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Truett: not voting
- White: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
- Jackson: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Wesley: not voting
- Willner: not voting
- COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY SENATE: not voting
PASS HB 567 w/ SCS 1, SFA 5, SFA 2 (T)
2026-04-01 · pass · 28-6
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Mills: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Webb: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Howell: yes
- Nunn: yes
- West: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Madon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Williams: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wise: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
- Carpenter: not voting
- Smith: not voting
- Stivers: not voting
- Tichenor: not voting
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