Kentucky
Sealed: unknown
Access Status: Sealed
- court order only
- access. inspection of records contingent on birthparent consent
Through a special arrangement with the Adoptee Rights Law Center, Bastard Nation is linking our individual state pages to ARLC state access law links and summaries. In addition. our state pages include information specific to Bastard Nation actions and activities in each stateread about current OBC access.
Read about current OBC access legislation with links to current and past years bills at our”Keep Informed” legislative pages (middle sidebar.)
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- 2026 Legislation (HB433 (OBC)
- 2022 Legislation: HB442 (Safe Haven Baby Boxes); HB727 (OBC); HB613 (OBBC
2021 Legislation: HB155 (Safe Haven Baby Boxes)
- 2020 Legislation: HB447 (Safe Haven Baby Boxes)
Links
2025
- Jonah Bevin, adopted son of former KY governor, gets green light from appeals court, Kentucky Lantern, October 28, 2025
- Bastard Nation Letter to the Kentucky Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection. ( Committee in Opposition to HB155, Safe Haven Baby Boxes, March 11, 2021 (Similar letter sent to Governor requesting he veto bill, March 19, 2021)
- Bastard Nation Action Alert and Letter: Kentucky HB447 Baby Drop Box Bill. Do Not Pass, Bastard Nation, April 4, 2020
Updated: January 29, 2026
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