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HB 442 KY
Passed One Chamber

AN ACT relating to privacy for attorneys involved in criminal actions.

KY · session 2026RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 20, 2026

Latest action (Mar 18, 2026) to Committee on Committees (S)

Summary

Amend KRS 61.7991 to add state and federal prosecutors and public defenders to the definition of "covered person"; authorize standing for a civil action for injunctive or declaratory relief for unauthorized disclosure; provide that the removal of information does not apply to financial disclosures required under KRS Chapter 61.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (10)

  1. Jan 20, 2026 introduced in House · lower
  2. Jan 20, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Jan 28, 2026 to Judiciary (H) · lower
  4. Mar 11, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
  5. Mar 12, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
  6. Mar 12, 2026 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
  7. Mar 13, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 16 2026 · lower
  8. Mar 17, 2026 3rd reading, passed 89-4 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) · lower
  9. Mar 18, 2026 received in Senate · upper
  10. Mar 18, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
Subjects
Attorney, Commonwealth'sAttorney, CountyCivil ActionsCivil ProcedureLocal MandateProsecutorsPublic AdvocatePublic Records And Reports

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