AN ACT relating to posthumous name changes.
Summary
Amend KRS 401.010 to allow a family member of a deceased person to posthumously change the deceased person's name if the name is the result of marriage to a person arrested for or charged with committing an offense intentionally, knowingly, or wantonly, which resulted in the death of the deceased; provide that the order of priority of family members is the same as in KRS 367.93117.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2026
Last action Jan 28, 2026
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Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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