KY SB146

County clerks may return original wills recorded after January 1, 2027 to designated parties no earlier than 2 years after recording; wills recorded between January 1, 1978 and January 1, 2027 may be destroyed or returned no earlier than 10 years after recording

Adds a new $4 tax on each recorded will, collected by county clerks and paid to the Department of Revenue, with $1 of each tax directed to the Department for Libraries and Archives for preserving public records

Removes per-page fees for wills and court-ordered name changes exceeding 5 pages; these documents now subject only to the flat $33 recording fee regardless of length

Creates a dedicated permanent records storage fund from $10 fees on certain filings, to be held in perpetuity and used exclusively for records storage equipment, hardware, software, personnel, cloud storage, and cybersecurity services

Requires executor/administrator appointment applications to include the name and address of the party to whom the original will should be returned after recording