2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB520: AN ACT relating to law enforcement records.

Legislative 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.

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Bill History

2/13/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
to State Government (H)
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
3rd reading, passed 78-21
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
received in Senate
Senate
3/5/2025
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
3/7/2025
to State & Local Government (S)
Senate
3/11/2025
taken from State & Local Government (S)
Senate
3/11/2025
1st reading
Senate
3/11/2025
returned to State & Local Government (S)
Senate
3/12/2025
taken from State & Local Government (S)
Senate
3/12/2025
2nd reading
Senate
3/12/2025
returned to State & Local Government (S)
Senate
3/13/2025
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
Senate
3/14/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 14, 2025
Senate
3/14/2025
3rd reading
Senate
3/14/2025
Committee Substitute (1) withdrawn
Senate
3/14/2025
passed 25-12
Senate
3/14/2025
received in House
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
delivered to Governor
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 97)
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Committee Substitute

Senate Committee Substitute 1

Not Adopted

Senate Committee Substitute

Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3569
3/14/2025
25
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS# 135
3/4/2025
78
Yea
21
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197041.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197042.0 KB
Chaptered
Bill Text1/1/197035.9 KB
Local Mandate
Local Mandate1/1/19703.1 KB
Local Mandate
Local Mandate1/1/197026.2 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image3/15/202541.0 KB