republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2026rs/hb-305.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to grand jury service."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "HB 305"
citation: "Kentucky HB 305 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections Impact", "Courts", "Crimes And Punishments", "Criminal Procedure", "Local Mandate"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Chester-Burton", "C. Massaroni", "D. Grossberg", "J. Calloway", "K. Banta", "T. Roberts"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9496b9d-ba5d-40c2-92a9-332b251b5ca3"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb305.html"
source_hash: "bf02c2c5b42d8c2e0a85854b028b57edab2f29ffddf70bed3c72bc732adb57be"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 305 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to grand jury service.

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.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb305/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 107** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0107.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb305/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Suspend the Rules — **83–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **92–1** (pass) · lower
- CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 305 w/ SCS 1 — **38–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Chester-Burton — primary (person)
- C. Massaroni — primary (person)
- D. Grossberg — primary (person)
- J. Calloway — primary (person)
- K. Banta — primary (person)
- T. Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026
- **2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** passed 92-1 `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 107) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e9496b9d-ba5d-40c2-92a9-332b251b5ca3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).