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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · January 13, 2026

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Introduced January 6, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB30

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure.

Amend KRS 431.073 and 431.078 to provide for expungement of offenses which were charged but later dismissed or amended; make technical corrections; amend KRS 532.080 to state that the enhancement of a sentence as a persistent felony offender does not alter the felony classification of offenses.

Courts Courts, Circuit Courts, District Criminal Procedure

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This bill makes changes to Kentucky's expungement laws, allowing people to clear their records of charges that were dismissed or later amended. It also clarifies that when someone receives a harsher sentence as a repeat felony offender, the original felony classification of the underlying offense does not change. Who it may affect: Kentuckians with dismissed or amended criminal charges on their records, and individuals sentenced under persistent felony offender laws.

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