# Kentucky HB 305: AN ACT relating to grand jury service. Kentucky HB 305, AN ACT relating to grand jury service., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Candy Massaroni (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 107)) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB305-2026RS - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky HB 305 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to grand jury service. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-04-13, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 107) - Sponsor: Candy Massaroni (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Corrections Impact, Local Mandate, Courts, Crimes And Punishments, Criminal Procedure - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (223 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - No recording or sharing grand jury information: cost, low. The law bans anyone present at a Kentucky grand jury from recording testimony or evidence. You also cannot disclose or publish anything you saw, read, or heard there, at any time. Limited exceptions apply for actions allowed by the Kentucky Rules of Criminal Procedure, and for Commonwealth’s attorn… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Candy Massaroni (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Beverly Chester-Burton (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Grossberg (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Josh Calloway (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kim Banta (Republican), House - Cosponsor: T.J. Roberts (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-31 | House | passed | pass | 92 | 1 | | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 93 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-04-13: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 107) - 2026-04-01: delivered to Governor - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-03-31: passed 92-1 (House) - 2026-03-31: House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2026-03-31: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: to Rules (H) (House) - 2026-03-31: received in House (House) - 2026-03-31: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-27: posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-27: 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill (Senate) - 2026-03-26: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-11: to Judiciary (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-11: 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3) (House) - 2026-02-11: floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute (House) - 2026-02-10: floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute (House) - 2026-02-06: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026 (House) - 2026-02-05: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-02-04: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute (House) - 2026-02-04: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2026-01-20: to Judiciary (H) (House) - 2026-01-12: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-01-12: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-03-31: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb305/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-06: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb305/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergen… (became law) - SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb305/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb305/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agenc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB197-2026RS) - [SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB133-2026RS) - [HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB869-2026RS) - [HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB727-2026RS) - [SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB324-2026RS) - [SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB66-2026RS) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB305-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).