States / Kentucky / HB 448

HB 448 Enacted

AN ACT relating to background checks.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 17 to define terms and require criminal justice agencies to provide criminal history records information to requesting agencies when they are conducting a basic suitability or fitness assessment for federal or contractor employees under 5 U.S.C. sec. 9101; authorize the agency to request a fee of $25 for reimbursement of expenses related to the check from entities other than the Commonwealth; amend KRS 610.340, relating to juvenile justice records, to conform.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 21, 2026
Last action
Apr 7, 2026 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 42)
Session
2026RS
Momentum
88 · Very high