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Bill AN ACT relating to disclosure of body-worn camera recordings. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to provide definitions; specify that body-worn camera recordings are governed by the Kentucky Open Records Act and the retention of body-worn camera recordings is governed by KRS 171.410 to 170.740; provide exceptions as to when a public agency may elect not to disclose body-worn camera recordings; specify procedures for requesting body- worn camera recordings; require that any person or agency that wishes to disclose, publicly display, or duplicate body-worn camera recordings must first give notice to any non-law enforcement agency or person depicted in the recording; create a new cause of action for enumerated persons who are not provided notice of disclosure of the recording; clarify that nothing in this section should be interpreted to override KRS 17.150 or the laws governing discovery in either criminal or civil litigation or in an administrative proceeding. AN ACT relating to disclosure of body-worn camera recordings. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to provide definitions; specify that body-worn camera recordings are governed by the Kentucky Open Records Act and the retention of body-worn camera recordings is governed by KRS 171.410 to 170.740; provide exceptions as to when a public agency may elect not to disclose body-worn camera recordings; specify procedures for requesting body- worn camera recordings; require that any person or agency that wishes to disclose, publicly display, or duplicate body-worn camera recordings must first give notice to any non-law enforcement agency or person depicted in the recording; create a new cause of action for enumerated persons who are not provided notice of disclosure of the recording; clarify that nothing in this section should be interpreted to override KRS 17.150 or the laws governing discovery in either criminal or civil litigation or in an administrative proceeding. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2018RS HB 373 Kentucky HB 373 (2018RS)
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R. Benvenuti III
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Kentucky HB 373 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to disclosure of body-worn camera recordings. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to provide definitions; specify that body-worn camera recordings are governed by the Kentucky Open Records Act and the retention of body-worn camera recordings is governed by KRS 171.410 to 170.740; provide exceptions as to when a public agency may elect not to disclose body-worn camera recordings; specify procedures for requesting body- worn camera recordings; require that any person or agency that wishes to disclose, publicly display, or duplicate body-worn camera recordings must first give notice to any non-law enforcement agency or person depicted in the recording; create a new cause of action for enumerated persons who are not provided notice of disclosure of the recording; clarify that nothing in this section should be interpreted to override KRS 17.150 or the laws governing discovery in either criminal or civil litigation or in an administrative proceeding.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. HB 373 (As Introduced) (committee substitute) — source
  2. HCS1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HFA1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Most Recent Version (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

  • D. Osborne — primary (person)
  • R. Benvenuti III — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2018-02-14 Introduced in House introduction
  • 2018-02-16 To Judiciary (H) referral-committee
  • 2018-02-22 Posted in committee
  • 2018-03-07 Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) reading-1
  • 2018-03-08 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2018-03-08 Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute amendment-introduction
  • 2018-03-12 Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 13, 2018
  • 2018-03-13 3rd reading, passed 94-2 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1) reading-3, passage
  • 2018-03-14 Received in Senate
  • 2018-03-15 To Judiciary (S) referral-committee
  • 2018-03-20 Taken from Judiciary (S)
  • 2018-03-20 1st reading reading-1
  • 2018-03-20 Returned to Judiciary (S)
  • 2018-03-21 Taken from Judiciary (S)
  • 2018-03-21 2nd reading reading-2
  • 2018-03-21 Returned to Judiciary (S)
  • 2018-03-22 Reported favorably, to Rules
  • 2018-03-27 Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018
  • 2018-03-29 3rd reading, passed 35-2 reading-3, passage
  • 2018-03-29 Received in House
  • 2018-03-29 Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • 2018-03-29 Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • 2018-03-29 Delivered to Governor
  • 2018-04-10 Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 139) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0119d6c7-d664-4ac8-a15f-5462d52c0571. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).