(WKYT) – House Bill 305, also known as the Crystal Rogers Act, is set to take effect across the Commonwealth on Wednesday, July 15.
The new law will increase the statute of limitations for illegally recording grand jury testimony from one year to 10 years. The offense will also now be classified as a misdemeanor, and sharing the testimony will be felony.
HB 305, filed by Rep. Candy Massaroni, was inspired by the Crystal Rogers case after an FBI investigation revealed family members of her ex-boyfriend, Brooks Houck, recorded testimony.
Rogers, a Bardstown woman and mother, went missing in 2015, and is presumed dead.
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The family members could not be charged for recording testimony because the statute of limitations had run out.
The Crystal Rogers Act was signed into law by Gov. Andy Beshear on April 13.