Kentucky House Bill 254

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-07 - to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Pending: House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 65.013 to create a cause of action for violations of the use of tax dollars to advocate for or against public questions on ballot or to lobby or participate in executive agency lobbying; establish time limitation to commence suit and appropriate venue; provide damages recoverable per violation; allow for a class action; prohibit holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for individuals held civilly liable; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to establish criminal penalty and a prohibition against holding a position of public trust or profit for 10 years for individuals found guilty for a violation.

AN ACT relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars.

Rep. Felicia Rabourn [R]	Rep. T.J. Roberts [R]	Rep. Shane Baker [R]	Rep. Josh Calloway [R]
Rep. Steven Doan [R]	Rep. Mark Hart [R]	Rep. Thomas Huff [R]	Rep. Savannah Maddox [R]
Rep. Candy Massaroni [R]	Rep. Marianne Proctor [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-07	House	to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
2025-02-04	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2025-02-04	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb254.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb254/orig_bill.pdf