26RS SB 290

Senate Bill 290

Actions

Last Action	02/27/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to criminal history.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1279
Sponsor	B. Storm
Summary of Original Version	Create a new sections of KRS Chapter 431 to establish an automatic expungement process for specific eligible misdemeanor and felony convictions; allow the Commonwealth's and county attorney to object and halt the automatic expungement of certain offenses; require the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Department of Kentucky State Police to submit a report twice a year to the Legislative Research Commission on the implementation of the automatic expungement process; amend KRS 431.073 to waive fees for an applicant whose conviction qualifies as an eligible conviction; amend KRS 431.074 to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to establish a searchable portal to allow a person to determine if his or her conviction has been expunged; amend KRS 431.078 to waive fees for a petitioner whose conviction qualifies as an eligible conviction; amend KRS 431.079 to provide court clerks and deputy court clerks with immunity from civil liability for acts done in good faith under this act; amend KRS 17.151 to require the Department for Kentucky State Police to provide the Administrative Office of the Courts with data to comply with automatic expungement process; amend KRS 196.093 to require the Department of Corrections to provide the Administrative Office of the Courts with data to comply with automatic expungement process; amend KRS 367.310 to provide that no conviction that has been overruled, vacated, set aside, or expunged shall not be included on any background check or consumer report; establish the Automatic Expungement Task Force; establish duties and membership; require the task force to submit a report with recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2026; provide that the Act may be cited as the Automatic Expungement Act.
Index Headings of Original Version	Attorney, Commonwealth's - Expungement, automatic process for eligible felony and misdemeanor convictions Attorney, County - Expungement, automatic process for eligible felony and misdemeanor convictions Corrections And Correctional Facilities, State - Expungement, automatic process, data sharing, Administrative Office of the Courts Courts - Expungement, automatic process for eligible felony and misdemeanor convictions Crimes And Punishments - Expungement, automatic process for eligible felony and misdemeanor convictions Criminal Procedure - Expungement, automatic process for eligible felony and misdemeanor convictions Police, State - Expungement, automatic process for eligible felony and misdemeanor convictions Police, State - Expungement, automatic process, data sharing, Administrative Office of the Courts Reports Mandated - Automatic Expungement Task Force, recommendations Reports Mandated - Expungement, automatic process for eligible felony and misdemeanor convictions Short Titles And Popular Names - Automatic Expungement Act Task Forces, Legislative Branch - Automatic Expungement Task Force, creation Local Mandate - Automatic Expungement Act