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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky House Bill 306 modifies criminal trespass laws by adding workplace provisions and adjusting penalties for offenses during emergencies
Last action · January 28, 2026: received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)Sponsors: M. Meredith and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky HB 306 expands criminal trespass laws to penalize entering or remaining in a workplace while engaging in disruptive or threatening behavior after receiving verbal or written notice. The measure also defines new terms including 'employee,' 'employer,' 'threatening behavior,' and 'workplace,' and adjusts penalties for second-degree and third-degree criminal trespass committed during a declared emergency or as a repeat offense.
Changes criminal penalties for trespassing during a declared disaster emergency, elevating third-degree trespass to a and second-degree trespass to a , and establishes specific legal definitions and notice requirements for workplace trespassing.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Employers
Employers gain explicit statutory authority to issue verbal or written notices against trespass in workplaces regarding disruptive or threatening behavior.
Employees
Authorized employees may issue trespass notices on behalf of an employer and are subject to newly codified definitions within the workplace protection framework.
Individuals in Kentucky
Individuals face new criminal trespass liability for disruptive or threatening behavior in workplaces and altered misdemeanor penalty tiers during declared emergencies or repeat violations.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What constitutes a workplace under the updated trespass law?
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What are the penalty changes for third-degree criminal trespass during a declared emergency?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · in the Senate.
Procedural history
7 actions- Jan 28, 2026SenateIntroducedreceived in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
- Jan 27, 2026HouseFloor3rd reading, passed 83-7
- Jan 23, 2026Houseposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, January 26, 2026
- Jan 22, 2026HouseFloor2nd reading, to Rules
- Jan 21, 2026Housereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- Jan 20, 2026HouseCommitteeto Judiciary (H)
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- Jan 12, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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