HB305
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 29A to establish that a person present at any part of a grand jury proceeding shall not knowingly record the proceeding or disclose any information gathered while present during a proceeding; amend KRS 29A.990 to establish the penalty for knowingly recording or disclosing information gathered at a grand jury proceeding as a Class A misdemeanor unless the person is a public servant as defined in KRS 519.010, in which case it is a Class D felony; amend KRS 500.050 to provide that a misdemeanor violation of knowingly recording or disclosing information gathered at a grand jury proceeding shall be prosecuted within 10 years after the act is committed.
Introduced: January 12, 2026
Last action: April 13, 2026
Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Co-sponsors (5)
Roll calls
House: 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3)
Senate: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
