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HB 520 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to law enforcement records.

Summary
Amend KRS 61.878, relating to open records, to provide that law enforcement records shall be exempt from public inspection if the disclosure of the information could pose an articulable risk of harm to the law enforcement agency or its investigtion by revealing the identity of informants or witnesses not otherwise known.
Issues: ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill restricts public access to law enforcement records to protect informants, weakening oversight and transparency in criminal justice investigations.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Signed Mar 27, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill underwent minor technical and formatting updates during its legislative journey, primarily changing the bill number designation from BR1551 to HB520 and updating page headers to reflect the current version. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged, with no modifications to policy provisions, eligibility criteria, or enforcement mechanisms.
TECHNICAL

Bill number designation updated from BR1551 to HB520 in headers and footers to reflect current legislative status

Page header formatting updated to show current version designation (25 RS HB 520/GA) instead of previous draft designation (25 RS BR 1551)

Minor spacing adjustments in text formatting without substantive policy impact

Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 25-12
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 78-21
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
to State Government (H)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.