26RS HB 305

House Bill 305

Actions

Last Action	01/12/26: 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	1531
Sponsors	C. Massaroni, J. Calloway, T. Roberts
Summary of Original Version	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.
Index Headings of Original Version	Corrections Impact - Knowingly recording or disclosing grand jury information, crime, establishment 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