HB434Introduced in the House
AN ACT relating to posthumous name changes.
Introduced by Vanessa Grossl, District 88
What does this bill do?
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
to Judiciary (H)
January 28, 2026
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Bill history
introduced in House
to Committee on Committees (H)
to Judiciary (H)
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