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HB567Introduced in the House

AN ACT relating to open records.

EngrossedHouse Appropriations and Revenue

Introduced by Patrick Flannery, District 96

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

April 15, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4111 · April 1, 2026

28

Yes

6

No

4

Absent or Not Voting

38 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Jason Howell1Yes
Danny Carroll2Yes
Craig Richardson3Yes
Robert Mills4Yes
Stephen Meredith5Yes
Lindsey Tichenor6Absent
Aaron Reed7Yes
Gary Boswell8Yes
David Givens9Yes
Matthew Deneen10Yes

Bill history

  1. introduced in House

  2. to Committee on Committees (H)

  3. to State Government (H)

  4. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

  5. 2nd reading, to Rules

  6. floor amendment (1) filed

  7. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026

  8. 3rd reading, passed 71-19 with Floor Amendment (1)

  9. received in Senate

  10. to Committee on Committees (S)

  11. to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

  12. taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

  13. 1st reading

  14. returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

  15. taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

  16. 2nd reading

  17. returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

  18. reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

  19. taken from Rules

  20. placed in the Orders of the Day

  21. passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

  22. floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

  23. passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

  24. Floor Amendments (3) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute and Floor Amendment (2-title) filed to bill

  25. passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

  26. floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute

  27. 3rd reading

  28. committee amendment (1) withdrawn

  29. floor amendment (1) withdrawn

  30. floor amendment (3) withdrawn

  31. floor amendment (4) withdrawn

  32. passed 28-6 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (5) and Floor Amendment (2-title)

  33. received in House

  34. to Rules (H)

  35. recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

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