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HB 434 In Committee

AN ACT relating to posthumous name changes.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
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Enacted

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.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 20, 2026
Last action
Jan 28, 2026 — to Judiciary (H)
Session
2026RS
Momentum
31 · Low