AN ACT relating to forcible entry and detainer.

Create a new section of KRS 383.200 to 383.285 to require expungement of records in forcible detainer actions that are dismissed; allow for the expungement of the name of an unemancipated minor improperly named as a defendant in forcible detainer actions; amend KRS 383.250 to provide for sealing of records; direct that the required expungement of records of dismissed actions applies to forcible detainer actions brought on or after the effective date of the Act.

Introduced: January 13, 2026

Last action: January 13, 2026

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This bill changes how court records are handled in eviction cases in Kentucky. It would require that records from eviction cases that are dismissed be expunged, meaning those records would be removed. It also allows the names of minors who were improperly listed as defendants in eviction cases to be removed from records, and provides for certain eviction records to be sealed. Who it may affect: renters who have had eviction cases filed against them, particularly those whose cases were dismissed, and minors incorrectly named in eviction proceedings.

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