Corrections & retractions
Last updated: 2026-05-12
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Log
2026-05-12 — Secretary of State HB 4 ceremonial signing
Article: Kentucky Secretary of State to hold ceremonial signing for child grooming law (originally headlined "Kentucky Secretary of State to sign child grooming bill into law")
What was wrong: The original headline and body framed Tuesday's event at the Secretary of State's office as Secretary Michael Adams signing HB 4 into law. HB 4 was already law — Gov. Andy Beshear signed it on April 10, 2026 (legislative record). The event at Secretary Adams's office was a ceremonial signing, not the bill becoming law.
What was changed: Headline rewritten to "Kentucky Secretary of State to hold ceremonial signing for child grooming law." Lead paragraph rewritten to note Beshear's April 10 signing. Closing logistics paragraph corrected from "The bill signing is scheduled" to "The ceremonial signing is scheduled." Article re-summary written and an editor's note appended to the article body. The article URL slug was left unchanged to preserve the inbound link in the email that flagged the error.
Flagged by: Nick Storm, Director of Communications, Kentucky Secretary of State.