Kentucky House Bill 439 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-14 - to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Pending: House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Amend KRS 121.120 to exempt audits for candidates and slates of candidates that receive or spend less than threshold amount; allow the Registry of Election Finance to develop a system that provides for submission of reports on-line or electronically with security procedures; amend KRS 121.150 to allow acceptance of contributions after the date of primary or election in order to retire debts; provide for a period to refund prohibited funds; amend KRS 121.180 to increase campaign finance reporting exemptions; amend supplemental reporting dates and allow permissive electronic reporting; create a new sections of KRS Chapter 121 to allow credit card, debit card, electronic transfer, and other electronic transactions for campaign purposes; require the registry to adopt reporting forms and promulgate administrative regulations to implement electronic transactions; require the registry to promulgate administrative regulations to allow minor reporting discrepancies to be addressed at the next regularly scheduled reporting date.

AN ACT relating to campaign finance.

Rep. Rocky Adkins [D]	Rep. Larry Clark [D]	Rep. Robert Damron [D]	Rep. Dennis Horlander [D]
Rep. Jimmie Lee [D]	Rep. Charles Miller [D]	Rep. Darryl Owens [D]	Rep. Rick Rand [D]
Rep. Jody Richards [D]	Rep. Gregory Stumbo [D]	Rep. Thomas Thompson [D]	Rep. David Watkins [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-14		to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
2011-02-10		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB439.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB439/bill.doc