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Introduced February 13, 2025

House
Enacted
2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to law enforcement records.

Amend KRS 61.878, relating to open records, to provide that law enforcement records shall be exempt from public inspection if the disclosure of the information could pose an articulable risk of harm to the law enforcement agency or its investigtion by revealing the identity of informants or witnesses not otherwise known.

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This bill changes Kentucky's open records law to allow law enforcement agencies to withhold records from the public when releasing them could reveal the identity of informants or witnesses who are not already publicly known. To qualify for the exemption, the agency must be able to point to a specific, explainable risk of harm to the agency or its investigation. It applies to law enforcement at the local, city, county, and state levels. Who it…

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Legislative History

Feb 13, 2025 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 13, 2025 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 21, 2025 · House
To State Government (H)
Feb 27, 2025 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Feb 28, 2025 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 28, 2025 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Tuesday, March 04, 2025 (clerical)
Mar 4, 2025 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 78-21
Yea: 78
Nay: 21
Absent: 1
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Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Received In Senate
Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Passed 25-12
Yea: 25
Nay: 12
Absent: 1
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Primary Sponsor

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Chris Fugate

Representative · House District 084

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Chris.Fugate@kylegislature.gov

Co-sponsors (5)

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John Blanton

Representative · House District 092

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John.Blanton@kylegislature.gov
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Tony Hampton

Representative · House District 062

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tony.hampton@kylegislature.gov
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Jason Nemes

Representative · House District 033

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Jason.Nemes@kylegislature.gov
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Billy Wesley

Representative · House District 091

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Bill.Wesley@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Wade Williams

Wade Williams

Representative · House District 004

Co-sponsor
wade.williams@kylegislature.gov

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