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House Bill 338

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Last Action 04/14/26: returned to Committee on Committees (S)
Title AN ACT relating to forcible entry and detainer.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Bill Request Number 1666
Sponsors S. Witten, S. Dietz, S. Bratcher, G. Brown Jr., E. Callaway, B. Chester-Burton, A. Donworth, D. Grossberg, V. Grossl, N. Kulkarni, C. Lewis, K. Moser, R. Roarx, T. Roberts, S. Stalker, P. Stevenson, R. White
Summary of Original Version Create new sections of KRS 383.200 to 383.285 to provide for expungement of records in eviction proceedings that are dismissed; prohibit minors from being named in an action for forcible detainer unless the minor is a leaseholder; provide for expungement of a minor's name from an order; amend KRS 383.250 to provide for sealing of records; amend KRS 367.310 to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from maintaining information in their files relating to dismissed eviction actions; provide that the expungement of dismissed eviction actions applies to actions initiated on or after the effective date of the Act.
Index Headings of Original Version Civil Actions - Forcible entry and detainer, expungement and sealing of records
Consumer Protection - Consumer reporting agencies, evictions, records, expungement
Courts, District - Forcible detainer, expungement
Courts, District - Forcible entry and detainer, sealing of records
Landlord And Tenant - Forcible detainer, expungement
Landlord And Tenant - Forcible entry and detainer, sealing of records
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
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Actions

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01/13/26
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
01/21/26
  • to Judiciary (H)
03/11/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/12/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 13 2026
03/18/26
  • 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/19/26
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
04/01/26
  • taken from Committee on Committees (S)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Committee on Committees (S)
04/14/26
  • taken from Committee on Committees (S)
  • 2nd reading
  • returned to Committee on Committees (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; provide for expungement when the case is dismissed or when judgment is entered for all defendants; require expungement orders to be on a form provided by the Administrative Office of the Courts; require the clerk of the court to delete or remove expunged records within 45 days of an order of expungement; prohibit a minor from being named as a defendant in forcible detainer actions unless the minor is the primary leaseholder and the lease is not otherwise void; require the court, when a minor is improperly named in a forcible detainer action, to dismiss the minor as a party to the action; allow the court to direct the sealing of documents necessary to protect the privacy of the minor; amend KRS 383.240 to require the court to give notice to the parties that records will be expunged.
Index Headings Children And Minors - Eviction, privacy protection
Courts, District - Forcible detainer, expungement
Landlord And Tenant - Forcible detainer, expungement
State Agencies - Administrative Office of the Courts, expungement order, form

Last updated: 4/16/2026 2:23 AM (EDT)