House Bill 434

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Last Action 01/28/26: to Judiciary (H)
Title AN ACT relating to posthumous name changes.
Bill Documents Introduced
Bill Request Number 188
Sponsor V. Grossl
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 401.010 to allow a family member of a deceased person to posthumously change the deceased person's name if the name is the result of marriage to a person arrested for or charged with committing an offense intentionally, knowingly, or wantonly, which resulted in the death of the deceased; provide that the order of priority of family members is the same as in KRS 367.93117.
Index Headings of Original Version Courts, District - Name of deceased victim, posthumous change by family member
Crime Victims - Name of deceased victim, posthumous change by family member
Deaths - Name of deceased victim, posthumous change by family member

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01/20/26
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
01/28/26
  • to Judiciary (H)


Last updated: 1/28/2026 5:10 PM (EST)