Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB290: AN ACT relating to criminal history.
Status: In committee, March 20, 2026
Create a new sections of KRS Chapter 431 to establish an automatic expungement process for specific eligible misdemeanor and felony convictions; allow the Commonwealth's and county attorney to object and halt the automatic expungement of certain offenses; require the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Department of Kentucky State Police to submit a report twice a year to the Legislative Research Commission on the implementation of the automatic expungement process; amend KRS 431.073 to waive fees for an applicant whose conviction qualifies as an eligible conviction; amend KRS 431.074 to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to establish a searchable portal to allow a person to determine if his or her conviction has been expunged; amend KRS 431.078 to waive fees for a petitioner whose conviction qualifies as an eligible conviction; amend KRS 431.079 to provide court clerks and deputy court clerks with immunity from civil liability for acts done in good faith under this act; amend KRS 17.151 to require the Department for Kentucky State Police to provide the Administrative Office of the Courts with data to comply with automatic expungement process; amend KRS 196.093 to require the Department of Corrections to provide the Administrative Office of the Courts with data to comply with automatic expungement process; amend KRS 367.310 to provide that no conviction that has been overruled, vacated, set aside, or expunged shall not be included on any background check or consumer report; establish the Automatic Expungement Task Force; establish duties and membership; require the task force to submit a report with recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2026; provide that the Act may be cited as the Automatic Expungement Act.
What the bill says
An act relating to criminal history.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to criminal history. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 431 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) As used in this section: (a) "Criminal history provider": 1. Means a person or an organization that: a. Compiles a criminal history report and uses, publishes, or provides the report to a person or an organization other than a law enforcement agency or another criminal history provider; or b. Regularly publishes criminal history information on the internet or in any public forum, or regularly makes criminal history information available through the internet; and 2. Does not include a law enforcement agency, any governmental entity, or any person who gathers, records, compiles, or disseminates criminal history information solely for journalistic, academic, governmental, or legal research purposes; (b) "Eligible conviction" means a conviction of: 1. A Class D felony under KRS 17.175, 186.990, 194A.505, 194B.505, 217.181, 217.207, 217.208, 218A.140, 218A.1415, 218A.1416, 218A.1417, 218A.1418, 218A.1423, 218A.1439, 218A.282, 218A.284, 218A.286, 218A.320, 218A.322, 218A.324, 218A.500, 244.165, 286.11057, 304.47-025, 324.990, 365.241, 434.155, 434.675, 434.850, 434.872, 511.040, 512.020, 514.030, 514.040, 514.050, 514.060, 514.065, 514.070, 514.080, 514.090, 514.100, 514.110, 514.120, 514.140, 514.150, 514.160, 516.030, 516.060, 516.090, 516.108, 517.120, 518.040, 522.040, 524.100, 525.113, 526.020, 526.030, XXXX 2/26/2026 6:36 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR …
Sponsors
- Brandon Storm (R, SD-021) · primary sponsor
- Gerald Neal (D, SD-033)
- Craig Richardson (R, SD-003)
- Reginald Thomas (D, SD-013)
Latest actions
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- : to Judiciary (S)
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : introduced in Senate
Subjects: Police, State, Short Titles And Popular Names, Criminal Procedure, Crimes And Punishments, Reports Mandated, Courts, Attorney, County, Corrections And Correctional Facilities, State
Common questions
- What is SB290?
- SB290 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to criminal history.
- What does SB290 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to criminal history.
- What is the status of SB290?
- In committee as of March 20, 2026. Latest action: 2nd reading, to Rules (March 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB290?
- Brandon Storm (R, SD-021), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB290?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb290.html
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