AN ACT relating to reporting fines and fees.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 27A to define terms; require the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) to develop and maintain a statewide database and searchable public website that contains information on state and local fines and fees assessed in criminal cases and civil enforcement actions; require governmental entities to submit an annual report to the AOC on fines and fees assessed; require the director of the AOC to publish an annual report and submit the report to the Legislative Research Commission, Attorney General, and Governor by November 30 of each year; provide penalties for a governmental entity that does not submit the information required to the AOC; allow the Auditor of Public Accounts to perform a financial audit of records related to revenue assessed and collected through fines and fees and require a copy of the audit report to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission, Attorney General, Governor, and director of AOC; provide that data and reports compiled under the Act are subject to public inspection under the Kentucky Open Records Act; provide that the Act may be cited as the Fines and Fees Reporting Act; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2026.