KY SB290

Creates an automatic expungement process beginning August 2, 2032, for eligible convictions (certain Class D felonies, misdemeanors, and violations) committed on or after January 1, 2027, with court clerks generating monthly lists of expungable convictions for processing without requiring individual applications

Requires 5 years to pass since completion of incarceration, probation, or parole before a conviction becomes expungable, plus no felony or misdemeanor convictions in the preceding 5 years and no pending criminal proceedings

Waives the $50 filing fee and $250 expungement fee for eligible convictions under the automatic expungement program when individuals seek expungement through traditional petition processes

Establishes an Automatic Expungement Task Force to study feasibility of expanding automatic expungements to offenses occurring before January 1, 2027, with a report due to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2026

Prohibits consumer reporting agencies from maintaining information about criminal charges unless they resulted in conviction, and bars inclusion of vacated, overruled, or expunged convictions on background checks or consumer reports