Overview
- The Kentucky House Judiciary Committee unanimously advanced HB 305 on Wednesday, sending the measure to the full House for consideration.
- The proposal would make it illegal to knowingly record grand jury proceedings or disclose information gathered during those hearings.
- The bill lengthens the statute of limitations to ten years for illegal recording and to five years for unlawful sharing of testimony.
- Lawmakers crafted the measure after investigators uncovered secret grand jury recordings in the Crystal Rogers case years after they occurred, precluding charges under the prior one-year limit.
- Rogers’ family and the Kentucky Commonwealth’s Attorneys Association backed the bill, citing risks to witness safety, evidence integrity, and public confidence.