25RS HB 623

House Bill 623

Actions

Last Action	02/18/25: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to grand jury service.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1765
Sponsor	C. Massaroni
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 29A to provide that a person present at any part of a grand jury proceeding shall not knowingly record the proceeding or disclose any information they gather 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 defendant 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.
Index Headings of Original Version	Corrections Impact - Knowingly recording or disclosing grand jury information Local Mandate - Knowingly recording or disclosing grand jury information, crime, establishment Courts - Knowingly recording or disclosing grand jury information, crime, establishment Courts - Knowingly recording or disclosing grand jury information, misdemeanor, statute of limitation Crimes and Punishments - Knowingly recording or disclosing grand jury information, crime, establishment Crimes and Punishments - Knowingly recording or disclosing grand jury information, misdemeanor, statute of limitation Criminal Procedure - Knowingly recording or disclosing grand jury information, crime, establishment Criminal Procedure - Knowingly recording or disclosing grand jury information, misdemeanor, statute of limitation