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Last action · January 14, 2026

To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

Introduced January 7, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB123

AN ACT relating to criminal histories of job applicants.

Short title: Ban the Box - The Criminal Record Employment Discrimination Act

Create a new section of KRS 344.030 to 344.110 to prohibit employers from considering or requiring disclosure of prior criminal history as part of the initial job application; provide that the Act may be cited as the Ban the Box - The Criminal Record Employment Discrimination Act.

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This bill would prohibit employers from asking about a job applicant's criminal history on an initial job application. Employers could still consider criminal records later in the hiring process, but not at the very first step. It is commonly called "Ban the Box" legislation, referring to the checkbox on many job applications that asks about prior convictions. Who it may affect: people with prior criminal records seeking employment, and employers who currently include criminal history questions on their job applications.

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