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Last action · January 21, 2026

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Introduced January 13, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB363

AN ACT relating to court costs.

Amend KRS 454.460 under the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act to define term; amend KRS 454.478, relating to court costs under the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act to require that the court make a finding that a party acted in bad faith prior to awarding court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and reasonable litigation expenses.

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This bill changes the rules for when a court can order someone to pay the other side's legal costs in cases brought under Kentucky's Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, a law designed to protect people from lawsuits meant to silence public participation. Under the proposed change, a court would first have to find that a party acted in bad faith before awarding court costs, attorney's fees, and other litigation expenses. This adds a legal standard…

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