States / Kentucky / HB 414

HB 414 Passed First Chamber

AN ACT relating to booking procedures in local jails.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

Amend KRS 17.169 to include local law enforcement as persons authorized to collect DNA samples; define "rapid DNA instruments"; amend KRS 17.170 to provide for the collection of DNA samples at arrest or initial appearance from all persons charged with a felony offense; allow for collection of a second DNA sample by approved local governments to be processed via rapid DNA instruments; amend KRS 17.175 to provide that a person may request expungement of the record of his or her DNA in certain enumerated circumstances; amend KRS 64.060 to establish a $5 payment from the State Treasury to the collecting agency for each DNA sample collected.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 15, 2026
Last action
Mar 16, 2026 — to Judiciary (S)
Session
2026RS
Momentum
59 · Moderate