AN ACT relating to grand jury service.

Passed on 4/13/26

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From the Legislature

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 29A to establish that a person present at any part of a grand jury proceeding shall not knowingly record the proceeding or disclose any information gathered while present during a proceeding; amend KRS 29A.990 to establish the penalty for knowingly recording or disclosing information gathered at a grand jury proceeding as a Class A misdemeanor unless the person is a public servant as defined in KRS 519.010, in which case it is a Class D felony; amend KRS 500.050 to provide that a misdemeanor violation of knowingly recording or disclosing information gathered at a grand jury proceeding shall be prosecuted within 10 years after the act is committed.

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

92 Yea

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1 Nay

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7 Absent

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Calendar

Feb 4

10:00 AM

House Committee On Judiciary

Mar 26

9:00 AM

Senate Committee On Judiciary