KY HB49 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-03 - to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Pending: House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-03 - to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Pending: House Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
Propose to amend Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prevent Senators from serving more than four consecutive terms of office and Representatives from serving more than eight consecutive terms of office, whether complete or partial terms, and prevent a legislator from serving more than sixteen consecutive years in the General Assembly, regardless of the house in which he or she served, beginning in 2018 for newly elected members only; allow legislators to resume service after two years have elapsed since leaving office; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Title
AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to terms of members of the General Assembly.
Sponsors
Rep. Kenny Imes [R] | Rep. Mark Hart [R] | Rep. Jason Nemes [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-01-03 | House | to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) |
2017-01-03 | House | introduced in House |
2016-09-28 | House | Prefiled by the sponsor(s). |
Kentucky State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB49.htm |
Text | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB49/bill.pdf |