In Committee
2026 Regular Session
HB540
Log in to followAN ACT relating to interference with a religious service.
Amend KRS 525.010 to define "religious organization" and "religious service"; make technical corrections to existing definitions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 525 to establish the crime of interference with a religious service as a Class A misdemeanor; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish a civil cause of action for interference with a religious service; amend KRS 525.200 to conform.
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Introduced: February 3, 2026
Last action: February 10, 2026
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Legislative History
Feb 3, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 3, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 10, 2026 · House
To Judiciary (H)
Primary Sponsor
mitchum.whitaker@kylegislature.gov
Co-sponsors (4)
robert.duvall@kylegislature.gov
peyton.griffee@kylegislature.gov
David.Hale@kylegislature.gov
tj.roberts@kylegislature.gov
