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Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 567: AN ACT relating to open records.

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 567 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky House on February 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to open records. Most recent recorded action (April 15, 2026): recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Amend KRS 61.870 to change the definition of "resident of the Commonwealth"; amend KRS 61.872 to allow the official custodian of public records to require government-issued photo identification that includes an address from an applicant requesting to inspect records as proof that they are a resident of the Commonwealth; allow the agency to require a different form of identification or proof if the applicant does not possess photo identification; amend KRS 61.876 to conform.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
No sponsor recorded in source data.

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
  2. to Rules (H)
  3. received in House
  4. passed 28-6 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (5) and Floor Amendment (2-title)
  5. floor amendment (4) withdrawn
  6. floor amendment (3) withdrawn
  7. floor amendment (1) withdrawn
  8. committee amendment (1) withdrawn
  9. 3rd reading
  10. floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute
  11. passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
  12. Floor Amendments (3) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute and Floor Amendment (2-title) filed to bill

Showing 12 most recent of 35 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source