Kentucky 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 13 R · 4 D cosponsors

HB 569 — AN ACT relating to criminal history.

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Create a new section 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; 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 27A.300 to provide that the centralized criminal history record information system administered pursuant to KRS 27A.310 to 27A.440 is the official record of criminal proceedings; create new section of KRS Chapter 411 to create a cause of action against criminal history providers who do not comply with an expungement order; provide that the Act may be cited as the Clean State Act.

Bill Text

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The bill establishes a process for automatic expungement of eligible criminal convictions and modifies the existing framework for handling expungement requests.

  • KRS 431.074

    The Administrative Office of the Courts shall, by July 1, 2027, create and implement a public portal allowing a person to confidentially determine whether his or her conviction has been expunged pursuant to Section 1 of this Act.

    Adds a requirement for a public portal for individuals to check the status of their expungement.

  • On August 1, 2027, and on the first day of each month thereafter, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall identify eligible convictions that have not been expunged.

    Creates a mechanism for the automatic identification of eligible convictions for expungement.

  • On August 15, 2027, and on the fifteenth day of each month thereafter, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall produce a list of eligible convictions that are expungeable convictions, and shall communicate each expungeable conviction to the court of original jurisdiction.

    Establishes a schedule for the Administrative Office of the Courts to create and share lists of expungeable convictions.

  • If no objection to the expungement is made by the office of the Commonwealth's attorney or county attorney within sixty (60) days, the court shall order the judgment vacated, dismiss with prejudice any charges that are eligible for expungement under this section, and order expunged all records in the custody of the court and any records in the custody of any other agency or official, including law enforcement records.

    Streamlines the expungement process by allowing automatic expungement if there are no objections.

  • During any period of delay between issuance of the order and actual expungement of the records, a circuit clerk shall not release, to anyone other than the person who is the subject of the records, any documents or information regarding the records which have been ordered expunged.

    Ensures confidentiality during the period between the expungement order and actual execution of the expungement.

  • In order to give notice to a person of proceedings pursuant to this section, the court shall be authorized to obtain, without payment of any fee, information from the Transportation Cabinet regarding the person's address on file regarding any vehicle operator's license issued to that person.

    Allows the court to obtain addresses to notify individuals about their expungement proceedings.

  • For an offense eligible for expungement pursuant to KRS 431.073(1)(a) or (b), notify the office of the Commonwealth's attorney or county attorney that prosecuted the case and the county attorney of the county where the judgment was entered.

    Mandates notification to the appropriate attorneys when an offense is eligible for expungement.

  • KRS 431.078

    1. Felony conviction meeting the requirements of KRS 431.073(1); or 2. Criminal conviction meeting the requirements of KRS 431.078(1) and (4)(a) and (d), which was not a violation of KRS 403.763, 456.180, or 511.085;

    Defines eligible convictions for expungement under the new section.

Action History

  1. returned to Judiciary (H)

  2. 2nd reading

  3. taken from Judiciary (H)

  4. returned to Judiciary (H)

  5. 1st reading

  6. taken from Judiciary (H)

  7. to Judiciary (H)

  8. to Committee on Committees (H)

  9. introduced in House

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18 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 569 do?
Create a new section 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; 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 27A.300 to provide that the centralized criminal history record information system administered pursuant to KRS 27A.310 to 27A.440 is the official record of criminal proceedings; create new section of KRS Chapter 411 to create a cause of action against criminal history providers who do not comply with an expungement order; provide that the Act may be cited as the Clean State Act.
Who sponsors HB 569?
HB 569 is sponsored by Daniel Elliott (Republican), Chad Aull (Democrat), Jared Bauman (Republican), Steve Bratcher (Republican), Ken Fleming (Republican), Al Gentry (Democrat), Daniel Grossberg (Democrat), Mark Hart (Republican), Keturah J. Herron (Democrat), John Hodgson (Republican), Kevin Jackson (Republican), DJ Johnson (Republican), William Lawrence (Republican), Derek Lewis (Republican), Jason Nemes (Republican), P. Pratt, and Susan Witten (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 569?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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