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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT relating to background checks."
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description: "Create a new section of KRS Chapter 17 to define terms and require criminal justice agencies to provide criminal history records information to requesting agencies when they are conducting a basic suitability or fitness assessment for federal or contractor employees under 5 U.S.C. sec. 9101; authorize the agency to request a fee of $25 for reimbursement of expenses related to the check from entities other than the Commonwealth; amend KRS 610.340, relating to juvenile justice records, to conform."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
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legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
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session: "2026RS"
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identifier: "HB 448"
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citation: "Kentucky HB 448 (2026RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Archives And Records", "Background Checks", "Cities", "Corrections And Correctional Facilities", "State", "Counties", "Courts", "Education", "Elementary And Secondary", "Federal Laws And Regulations", "Fees", "Jails And Jailers", "Local Government", "Peace Officers And Law Enforcement", "Police", "City And County", "Police", "State", "Public Records And Reports", "Public Safety", "Sheriffs", "State Agencies"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["T. Hampton", "V. Grossl", "W. Williams"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26b15667-ec38-4fd6-937f-bc94e63b7a5b"
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source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb448.html"
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source_hash: "b6b9d1e36797886b853105124934bb00fd9ccec8b6a1e6bc64676c138b15cb74"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
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---
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# Kentucky HB 448 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to background checks.
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 17 to define terms and require criminal justice agencies to provide criminal history records information to requesting agencies when they are conducting a basic suitability or fitness assessment for federal or contractor employees under 5 U.S.C. sec. 9101; authorize the agency to request a fee of $25 for reimbursement of expenses related to the check from entities other than the Commonwealth; amend KRS 610.340, relating to juvenile justice records, to conform.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb448/orig_bill.pdf)
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2. **Acts Chapter 42** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0042.pdf)
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3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb448/bill.pdf)
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## Votes
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- CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 448 — **38–0** (pass) · lower
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- Pass — **81–8** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- T. Hampton — primary (person)
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- V. Grossl — primary (person)
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- W. Williams — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** to Local Government (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026
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- **2026-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 81-8 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
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- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
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- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
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- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
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- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
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- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 42) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/26b15667-ec38-4fd6-937f-bc94e63b7a5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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